Complexity Lyrics – Madison Beer

Complexity Lyrics Meaning

[Verse 1]
She talks about her emotional layers and past pain that she’s learned to accept and even see as something beautiful. She admits she has a habit of getting attached to people who don’t stay, showing a pattern of chasing love that often ends in abandonment.

[Pre-Chorus]
Here she questions her expectations in the relationship, wondering how someone else can give love when they don’t value themselves. She realizes that if a person lacks self-love or direction, it becomes hard for them to truly care for anyone else.

[Chorus]
The repeated lines show her emotional struggle as she keeps asking the same painful question. She is stuck in a loop of doubt, wanting love but constantly reminding herself that love feels impossible when the other person is emotionally empty.

[Verse 2]
She remembers a moment when the other person deeply hurt her but brushed it off as a joke, leaving her confused and wounded. Their words still affect her confidence, especially when she looks at herself and feels disconnected from how they once saw her, wishing those comments would fade from her mind.

[Pre-Chorus]
Again, she reflects on the imbalance in their connection, questioning how love can exist without self-worth. She understands that someone who doesn’t care for themselves cannot offer genuine affection or desire, no matter how much she hopes for it.

[Chorus]
This part highlights her emotional exhaustion as she repeats the same question over and over. It shows her need for reassurance while also admitting the painful truth that love cannot grow when it’s not rooted in self-love at all.

[Pre-Chorus]
She once more turns inward, challenging her own expectations from someone who feels broken inside. The lines underline her awareness that love requires self-acceptance first, and without that foundation, a healthy relationship simply cannot survive for either person involved.

[Chorus]
The final repetition emphasizes how deeply this question haunts her. She longs to be loved but keeps facing the reality that love feels unreachable when the other person cannot even offer care and kindness to themselves in return always.