After the emotional ballads of “Cherry” and “Falling”, “To Be So Lonely” resembles a drunk phone call that may come at the denial stage of grief, after anger (“Cherry”) and depression (“Falling”). This is portrayed in the lack of blame Harry feels for the end of the relationship, and is represented...
[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
You’ll win, 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
To Be So Lonely was written by Tyler Johnson & Kid Harpoon & Mitch Rowland & Harry Styles.
To Be So Lonely was produced by Kid Harpoon & Tyler Johnson.
Harry Styles released To Be So Lonely on Fri Dec 13 2019.
In an interview for Rolling Stone, Harry stated that:
The song is just really like articulation of Mitch’s brain. Even when Mitch plays to himself, he’s got the swing.
He also revealed that the song was composed on a guitalele:
They’re really good for writing on, because you can travel with them....
“To Be So Lonely” is certified Gold by the RIAA.
Harry told on his NPR Music Tiny Desk, recorded on February 25, 2020, before singing this song:
[Mitch Rowland, Harry’s collaborator, guitarist and friend] has a habit of not speaking a lot, and then every now and again he will kinda go like “Oh, I have this idea”, and he sent me a voice note, and...