Don’t we all tune in to music at least once a day?
We love listening to Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez, and their songs feel too good to be true, but some songs written and sung by various great artists are a little too special. They pass through the heart like no other songs, because they talk about self-care and standing up for yourself.
There are various ways one can engage in taking care of oneself but listening to these amazing self-care songs does magic and gives us a different kind of power these beautiful songs make us feel so good about ourselves and make us extremely empowered. We gathered 17 of our favorite self-care songs and specified the lyrics which made us fall in love with the songs.
17 Self-Care Songs To Get You Into The Self-Care Spirit
1. Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara
There’s a hope that’s waiting for you in the dark
You should know you’re beautiful just the way you are
And you don’t have to change a thing, the world could change its heart
No scars to your beautiful, we’re stars and we’re beautiful
2. Perfectly Imperfect by Ada Pasternak
I’m learning to like myself
Just the way I am
Oh, I’m learning to love myself
In all the ways I can
‘Cause I’m perfectly imperfect
I’m perfectly imperfect
And now I know I’m worth it
‘Cause I’m perfectly imperfect
3. Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
But it’s the only thing that I know
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
4. Flowers by Miley Cyrus
I can buy myself flowers
Write my name in the sand
Talk to myself for hours
Say things you don’t understand
I can take myself dancing
And I can hold my own hand
Yeah, I can love me better than you can
5. Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
6. Pajamas by Gnash
Don’t get stressed, don’t get dressed
Let’s stay in our pajamas
Don’t get stressed, don’t get dressed
Let’s stay in our pajamas
No worries, no cares, don’t go down the stairs
7. Who Say’s by Selena Gomez
I’m no beauty queen
I’m just beautiful me
Who says, who says you’re not perfect?
Who says you’re not worth it?
Who says you’re the only one that’s hurting?
Trust me, that’s the price of beauty
Who says you’re not pretty?
Who says you’re not beautiful?
Who says?
8. Pretty Girl by Maggie Lindemann
‘Cause I’m not just a pretty girl
I’m more than just a picture
I’m a daughter and a sister
Sometimes it’s hard for me to show
That I’m more than just a rumor
Or a song on your computer
There’s more to me than people know
9. Gonna Be Okay by Brent Morgan
You’ve been living off opinions for way too long
Afraid to be right, ashamed to be wrong
If no one told you it’s all gonna be okay
Those people always keeping up to keep you down
Stop looking for a reason just to keep ’em around
I know they never told you it’s all gonna be okay
10. Older by Sasha Sloan
You’ve been living off opinions for way too long
Afraid to be right, ashamed to be wrong
If no one told you it’s all gonna be okay
Those people always keeping up to keep you down
Stop looking for a reason just to keep ’em around
I know they never told you it’s all gonna be okay
11. The Night We Met by Lord Huron
And then I can tell myself
What the hell I’m supposed to do
And then I can tell myself
Not to ride along with you
I had all and then most of you
Some and now none of you
Take me back to the night we met
I don’t know what I’m supposed to do
Haunted by the ghost of you
Oh, take me back to the night we met
12. I Can Do It With a Broken Heart
I’m so depressed, I act like it’s my birthday every day
I’m so obsessed with him but he avoids me like the plague
I cry a lot but I am so productive, it’s an art
You know you’re good when you can even do it
With a broken heart
13. New Rules by Dua Lipa
One, don’t pick up the phone
You know he’s only calling ’cause he’s drunk and alone
Two, don’t let him in
You’ll have to kick him out again
Three, don’t be his friend
You know you’re gonna wake up in his bed in the morning
And if you’re under him
You ain’t getting over him
I got new rules, I count ’em
I got new rules, I count ’em
14. Hard Sometimes
Oh I (Oh I)
Try to be happy but it’s hard sometimes
But life (But life)
Just seems to happen right before my eyes
‘Cause I feel like I’m not there
‘Cause my head is up somewhere
Far away from all my friends
I just want that back again
Oh I (Oh I)
Try to be happy but it’s hard sometimes
It’s hard sometimes
15. When You Love Someone by James TW
It don’t make sense
The way things go
Son, you should know
Sometimes moms and dads fall out of love
Sometimes two homes are better than one
Some things you can’t tell your sister ’cause she’s still too young
Yeah, you’ll understand
When you love someone
16. Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers, Coldplay
But she said, “Where d’you wanna go?
How much d’you wanna risk?
I’m not looking for somebody
With some superhuman gifts,
Some superhero,
Some fairytale bliss,
Just something I can turn to,
Somebody I can kiss.
I want something just like this.
Oh, I want something just like this.”
17. AOK by Tai Verdas
Living in this big blue world
With my head up in outer space
I know I’ll be A-O, A-O-K
I know I’ll be A-O, A-O-K
When I see trouble come my way
I be makin’ lemonade
I know I’ll be A-O, A-O-K
I know I’ll be A-O, A-O-K
All of the above songs would not directly feel like self-care songs, like ‘Photograph’ by Ed Sheeran, but the lyrics tell us how difficult it is to love someone, and if you look a little deeper, that can be yourself too. Loving ourselves can be difficult sometimes, and it can be hurting, but during the hard times, loving ourselves is the thing that keeps us alive. A little change in perspective, nothing else. This blog is your reminder to go listen to these beautiful self-care songs and embrace them.
It is possible that despite changing your daily schedule and routines, you are still having trouble focusing. If that is the case, try talking to a mental health professional now!
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