[verse 1: hrvy]
i don’t know, why’d you do this to me
you’re so cold, you be playing like yeah yeah
i got told, danger follows everywhere you go
but i’m simply like yeah yeah
[hook: hrvy]
this the part were i’m gonna get hurt
i never listen but i didn’t deserve it
i was young and she was my first love
so they say that you live and you learn
[chorus: hrvy]
like yeah
she gon’ mess with your head (oh yeah)
and she’ll flirt with your friends (oh yeah)
make you wish you were dead
everytime she moves on she says:
don’t take it personal. (don’t take it personal)
everytime she moves on she says
[verse 2: hrvy]
who else knows, all my friends are blowing up my phone
something’s telling me no no no no no no no no nooo (oooh)
[hook: hrvy]
this the part were i’m gonna get hurt
i never listen but i didn’t deserve it
i was young and she was my first love
so they say that you live and you learn
[chorus: hrvy]
like yeah
she gon’ mess with your head (oh yeah)
and she’ll flirt with your friends (oh yeah)
make you wish you were dead
everytime she moves on she says:
don’t take it personal. (don’t take it personal)
everytime she moves on she says
[verse 3: hrvy]
she won’t do you no favours
beautiful but she’s dangerous
she was only gon’ break you
drive me crazy like yeah yeah yeah yeah
she won’t do you no favours
beautiful but she’s dangerous
she was only gon’ break you
drive me crazy like yeah yeah yeah yeah
[pre-chorus: hrvy]
oh yeah
she gon’ mess with your head (oh yeah)
and she’ll flirt with your friends (oh yeah)
make you wish you were dead
everytime she moves on she says:
[chorus: hrvy]
like yeah
she gon’ mess with your head (oh yeah)
and she’ll flirt with your friends (oh yeah)
make you wish you were dead
everytime she moves on she says:
she gon’ mess with your head (oh yeah)
and she’ll flirt with your friends (oh yeah)
make you wish you were dead
everytime she moves on she says:
don’t take it personal. (don’t take it personal)
everytime she moves on she says
Lagu “Personal” bercerita tentang perasaan tersakiti dan kecewa terhadap seseorang (mantan atau gebetan) yang memainkan perasaan, dan kemudian berpura-pura semuanya tidak sengaja atau “nggak personal”. HRVY menyindir sikap seperti itu, karena bagi dia, apa yang terjadi jelas menyakitkan dan personal.
I’m not tryna go in circles / Wanna leave you in the past
HRVY ingin move on, tapi perasaan itu tetap mengganggunya karena dia merasa dikhianati.
You messed with my heart, now you’re trying to say it’s not personal
Inti lagu: seseorang memainkan hati HRVY, lalu menghindar dari tanggung jawab emosional dengan mengatakan “itu bukan personal”.
Ini sangat menyakitkan, karena bagi HRVY, apa yang dilakukan itu benar-benar personal — menyentuh hatinya secara mendalam.
I could’ve said it better myself / I hope you feel the same way
Ada sindiran halus: dia berharap orang itu sadar bahwa apa yang mereka lakukan bukan hal kecil dan tidak bisa diabaikan begitu saja.
Lagu ini juga jadi kritik terhadap orang yang tidak mau mengakui kesalahannya dalam hubungan.
Kadang, orang menyakiti kita tapi mencoba “menghaluskan” semuanya dengan berkata: “Jangan dianggap pribadi ya.”
Padahal, bagi yang tersakiti, itu jelas sangat pribadi.
Kesimpulan
“Personal” adalah lagu tentang:
Perasaan sakit hati karena seseorang mempermainkan perasaan, lalu berpura-pura semuanya tidak serius.
HRVY ingin menyampaikan bahwa:
“Kalau kamu menyakiti hati seseorang, jangan bilang itu ‘nggak personal’. Karena bagi aku, itu sangat personal.”