Dare To Love Me Lyrics
If you dare to love, if you dare to love me
If you dare to love, if you dare to love me
[Verse 1]
I try to let down my guard, but I cover up my scars
Yeah, there's no denyin'
It's not that I don't care, it's just I'm fuckin' scared
It's terrifyin'
[Refrain]
'Cause I know it's a slippery slope
But I don't wanna give up hope
Damn, why's it gotta be this hard just to open up my heart?
[Chorus]
So don't tell me that you love me if you don't mean it
Don't say another damn word if you don't believe it
Only tell me if you care, tell me if you care, tеll me if you care
About me
Only tеll me if you dare, tell me if you dare, tell me if you dare
If you dare to love me
If you dare to love me
[Verse 2]
I've been goin' way too hard for way too long
But I'll keep on tryin'
I've been wishin' on them stars, but are they too far?
Yeah, are they still shinin'?
I know it's a slippery slope (Slope)
But I don't wanna give up hope
Damn, why's it gotta be this hard just to open up my heart?
[Chorus]
So don't tell me that you love me if you don't mean it
(If you don't mean it)
Don't say another damn word if you don't believe it
(If you don't believe it)
Only tell me if you care, tell me if you care, tell me if you care
About me
Only tell me if you dare, tell me if you dare, tell me if you dare
If you dare to love me
If you dare to love me
[Bridge]
Will you love me?
Through the good and the bad
Would you understand?
Stay hand in hand
Would you love me?
Through the darkest of nights
Through our first fight
Stay by my side
Would you love me?
Would you still love me?
So don't tell me that you love me if you don't mean it
(If you don't mean it)
And, no, don't say another damn word if you don't believe it
(If you don't believe it, yeah)
Only tell me if you care, tell me if you care, tell me if you care
About me (Yeah)
Only tell me if you dare, tell me if you dare, tell me if you dare
If you dare to love me
(Through the good and the bad, would you understand?)
If you dare to love me
(Through the darkest of nights, through our first fight)
[Outro]
Oh, if you dare to love, if you dare to love me
If you dare to love, if you dare to love me
About
Escaping Love Sux’s core theme of singing about breakups supported by an explosive pop-punk sound, “Dare To Love Me” sees Avril Lavigne in a more vulnerable light. The self-written ballad recounts the singer’s hard time taking the plunge to fall into a new committed relationship after experiencing so much previous heartbreak.
Lavigne revealed to Forbes that she didn’t want to include the track on the album, as it was too personal, but producer John Feldmann convinced her to do so after hearing it. He called it “his favorite song.”
Lavigne writes on her Spotify Storyline: “This is the only ballad on the record. While the record is upbeat and fast, I know my fans appreciate raw and vulnerable songs. I wrote this about learning to let my guard down again…”
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
When asked if there were any ballads on the new record, Avril told Kevan Kenney of Audacy of just one that she originally didn’t want to include:
That’s a song that I just wrote by myself on the piano…It’s just tapping into the vulnerability of
like, going there again and being able to go there again, and “open up, fall in love” and also, “Are you really ready? Don’t tell me you love me unless you really mean it.”
- 1.Cannonball
- 2.Bois Lie
- 3.Bite Me
- 5.Love Sux
- 7.Avalanche
- 8.Déjà vu
- 9.F.U.
- 10.All I Wanted
- 11.Dare To Love Me
