ANYTHING BUT LOVE Lyrics – Tate McRae

ANYTHING BUT LOVE Lyrics Meaning

[Intro]
This part sets the tone, almost like taking a breath before calling someone out. It feels like the singer is saying, “Pay attention, I’m about to be real with you.” It’s quick but acts like a doorway into all the frustration and attitude that’s coming next.

[Verse 1]
Here, the singer talks about how everyone around her dislikes this person just as much as she does. She exaggerates it in a playful but sharp way to show how unwanted this person is. She points out that while they try to bring her down, she’s focused on leveling up her life and enjoying her success. She also calls out how this person does annoying things just to get attention. Meanwhile, she’s out in the world doing big things—her name is everywhere—while they’re stuck at home getting angry about it. When they claim she only cares about money, she flips it around, saying her hard work is finally paying off, and they just can’t handle it.

[Pre-Chorus]
Here, she talks about spotting this person somewhere fancy and questions whether they’re truly confident or just pretending. She knows they’re trying to act bold, but she also knows it’s not who they really are. They’re chasing a high-status lifestyle, but she points out that they simply don’t qualify for that level, no matter how hard they try.

[Chorus]
In this part, she repeats that she has everything except love for this person. It’s her way of saying she’s completely done, without needing to sugarcoat it. The playful sounds she adds make it feel carefree, as if she’s brushing them off. When she tells them to take a walk, she’s basically saying they should leave her life and stay gone because she wants nothing to do with them.

[Verse 2]
Here, she explains that not only she but also her fans, friends, and even someone named Ryan strongly dislike this person. She calls out how they keep trying to compete with her even though no one actually sees them as competition. She says their claim of hating her isn’t even real—it’s just because they enjoy drama. Then she questions why, if they supposedly despise her, they still act obsessed and pay attention to things connected to her, showing their behavior makes no sense.

[Pre-Chorus]
She repeats the idea of seeing them trying to look bold and important but knowing it’s not genuine. They aim for a high-status lifestyle, but she emphasizes again that they don’t have what it takes to be part of that world, no matter how much they act like they do.

[Chorus]
This time she expands the idea that she truly has nothing positive for this person. She’s firm about being completely over them. Telling them again to take a long walk shows she wants a lot of distance and no chance of them coming back. The repeated playful sounds add a bit of sass, making the message feel confident and final.

[Outro]
In this closing part, she drives the message home by repeating that this person needs to walk away and stay far from her. She lists the people and even pets that dislike them to stress how universally unwanted they are, almost turning it into a chant. The repetition makes it feel like she’s pushing them farther and farther away with every line. It’s a mix of humor and irritation, like she’s mocking how unwelcome they’ve become. She keeps telling them to take a long walk as a symbolic way of saying they should leave her life completely and not try to come back.