Story Behind The Song
So many people suffer with self esteem issues that result from a lack of love and appreciation for who they already are. Thus, they go out and try to become what they are not, or look for acceptance or the love of others outside of themselves.
Song Description
The song speaks of finding love in oneself before trying to love someone else.
Song Length |
3:52 |
Genre |
R & B - Soul |
Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Subject |
Recovery, Relationship |
Similar Artists |
Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Learn 2 Love Me
Verse 1
Mirror Mirror on the wall, why do I feel least of all
Been down so very long, what?s to hope for?
When being down don?t even hurt no more.
I played the fool trying to remake myself,
Time and time again trying to gain the love of somebody else
But that?s gon? change, gonna rearrange, it?s time to exchange
That old me, for somebody new
Chorus
So, I have got to learn to love me, before I try to love someone else
I?ve gotta learn, to give good love, I?ve got to start loving myself
Verse 2
Countless sleepless nights, years of teardrops stains
All the mental abuse and all the physical pain
So easy to allow, my past take the blame
And let my circumstances remain unchanged
Gonna pray for power to deliver me
From my own shackles that refuse to set me free
So I can flee, be all I can be, I wanna sing in a new key
Cause I do believe!
Chorus
So, I have got to learn to love me, before I try to love someone else
I?ve gotta learn, to give good love, I?ve got to start loving myself
Listen! No more tears?no more wasted years
I gotta be set free, so that I can love me
Dear Rachel,
The song says, you can?t give what you?ve never had
And once I begin to see the beauty in my, unmeasured by others standards
I will find the greatest love of all, which is loving myself
For loving me, is the foundation that all other love stands upon.