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Love Yourself


You say that you love me

That we were meant to be

You say you never tried so hard

Only with me

 

But I know your kind

Some I’ve fallen for

Some I steered clear

I know when it comes down to it

Loneliness persuaded you here

 

You speak of a girl

The girl who’s heart that you broke

You revel in the guilt

But deep down it’s your only hope

Hope that your soul could ever be loved

Even amidst all the dark stuff

 

See you always believed you deserved the world

And that anyone in your way deserved to be shoved

And this is how I can know why I left

This is why I feel no regret

Cause you could only love once you were alone with just yourself

And this is because you never learned to love yourself

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