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"To Be So Lonely" is a song performed by Harry Styles. It serves as the seventh track from Harry's album, Fine Line.
Music and composition[]
Harry Styles in an interview for Rolling Stone:
"The song is just really like articulation of Mitch’s brain. Even when Mitch plays to himself, he’s got the swing. They’re really good for writing on, because you can travel with them. I had one of those with me in Japan, so they’re really good for spur-of-the-moment ideas."[1]
Critical reception[]
The A.V. Club opined:
"The hushed piano ballad “Falling” is a harrowing account of a breakup’s aftermath (“What if I’m someone I don’t want around?”), while the protagonist of “To Be So Lonely” veers between unflattering self-reflection (“I’m just an arrogant son of a bitch / Who can’t admit when he’s sorry”) and angst over trying to maintain friendship with an ex."[2]
The Consequence of Sound opined:
"The boy’s not too proud to cop to his own faults, though. “I’m just an arrogant son of a bitch who can’t admit when he’s sorry,” Styles confesses on “To Be So Lonely,” another acoustic ditty that aspires to the ramshackle charm of McCartney’s pastoral work."[3]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Don't blame me for falling
I was just a little boy
Don’t blame the drunk caller
Wasn't ready for it all
[Pre-Chorus]
You can't blame me, darling
Not even a little bit, I was away
And I’m just an arrogant son of a bitch
Who can't admit when he's sorry
[Chorus]
Don't call me "baby" again, you got your reasons
I know that you're tryna be friends, I know you mean it
Don't call me "baby" again, it's hard for me to go home
Be so lonely
[Verse 2]
I just hope you see me in a little better light
Do you think it's easy being of the jealous kind?
’Cause I miss the shape of your lips
Your wit, it's just a trick
And this is it, so I’m sorry
[Chorus]
Don't call me "baby" again, you got your reasons
I know that you're tryna be friends, I know you mean it
Don't call me "baby" again, it’s hard for me to go home
Be so lonely
[Post-Chorus]
To be so lonely, to be so
To be so lonely
To be so lonely, to be so
To be so lonely
[Bridge]
And I'm just an arrogant son of a bitch
Who can't admit when he's sorry
[Chorus]
Don't call me "baby" again, you got your reasons
I know that you're tryna be friends, I know you mean it
Don't call me "baby" again, it's hard for me to go home
Be so lonely
[Post-Chorus]
To be so lonely, to be so
To be so lonely
To be so lonely, to be so
To be so lonely
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