Justin Bieber - Love Yourself

Lyrics:

For all the times that you rain on my parade
And all the clubs you get in using my name
You think you broke my heart, oh girl for goodness sake

You think I'm crying, on my own well I ain't

And I didn't wanna write a song 'cause I didn't want anyone thinking I still care
I don't but, you still hit my phone up

And baby I be moving' on, and I think you should be somethin'

I don't wanna hold back, maybe you should know that
My mama don't like you and she likes everyone

And I never like to admit that I was wrong
And I've been so caught up in my job, didn't see what's going on
And now I know, I'm better sleeping on my own

'Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
You should go and love yourself

But when you told me that you hated my friends
The only problem was with you and not them
And every time you told me my opinion was wrong
And tried to make me forget where I came from

And I didn't wanna write a song cause I didn't want anyone thinking I still care
I don't but, you still hit my phone up
And baby I be movin' on and I think you should be somethin'
I don't wanna hold back, maybe you should know that
My mama don't like you and she likes everyone
And I never like to admit that I was wrong
And I've been so caught up in my job, didn't see what's going on
And now I know, I'm better sleeping on my own

'Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
You should go and love yourself

For all the times you made me feel small
I fell in love, now I feel nothin' at all
I never felt so low when I was vulnerable
Was I a fool to let you break down my walls?

'Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
You should go and love yourself
'Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
You should go and love yourself

Singer/writer:

Justin Bieber/Benny Blanco, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber

Meaning and messages from this song:

Based on singer and writer's opinion:

The song is completely paradoxical. We gain some insight about Justin and his relationship with possibly Selena Gomez, assuming that this song is about them. We learn that he was or is hurt by it and he’s trying to move on. He’s shifting the blame and responsibility for their downfall to her or at least pointing out the parts of the relationship he didn’t like and making her seem very superficial only caring more about appearances than about him. It’s a very catchy tune, quickly becoming one of my favorites for sure. I hope you enjoyed this philosophical analysis, if any of the parts mean something different to you please feel free to add a comment, I would love to hear your take on it. Philosophy isn’t about what the song “actually” means but rather what it “could” mean to each individual listener.

Based on my opinion:

I think this song gives us a message that we should love ourselves first before we love other people, because the only person that can really love and respect ourselves is ourselves too. So, if we want to love other people, we should love ourselves. If we don't love ourselves, we can't love other people too.

Sources:

http://www.metrolyrics.com/love-yourself-lyrics-justin-bieber.html http://www.thomasvan.com/song-translations/the-meaning-of-love-yourself-by-justin-bieber