“One of the best songs written in the last 10 years.” on samsmithworld‘s “HIM” /Vjikpdrnut 7, John said “HIM” is “one of the best songs written in the last 10 years.” “HIM” tells the story of a young man coming out to his Holy father and, more abstractly, his father. “Holy Father, we need to talk / I have a secret, that I can’t keep / I’m not the boy that, you thought you wanted / Please don’t get angry, have faith in me”

Sam Smith Posts Emotional Audio Letter to His Fans on Instagram: 'You Mean Everything to Me' Smith sings of how the support his mother and father have given him have “cleared up my scars.” Even when positive, Smith includes the hurt it takes to get there. But actually, if you listen to this song all the way through the message is uplifting. “It’s been a long five years / I’ve cried a thousand tears, and here we are after the war”Īny time somebody admits he has cried a thousand tears, that immediately qualifies as heartbreaking. The battering his heart took in that relationship has made him very hesitant to open up again, even if the current person after his affections is worthy.

Smith sings about opening himself up to someone who, it turns out, never deserved it.

“I’ll never love again, I’ll never love you / ‘Cause I gave, my heart, to a goddamn fool / I gave him everything / Now there’s nothing left for you” 8), Smith told Beats 1’s Zane Lowe the song is “about a relationship I was in and it’s basically about getting good at getting dumped.” “I’m never gonna let you close to me / Even though you mean the most to me / ‘Cause every time I open up, it hurts” Stream Sam Smith's Sophomore Album 'The Thrill of It All'

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