What is the meaning behind “One taught me love One taught me patience And one taught me pain Now, I’m so amazing Say I’ve loved and I’ve lost But that’s not what I see So, look what I got Look what you taught me And for that, I say”? thank u, next by Ariana Grande
- by imrk
- April 09, 2023
Ariana could be saying she learned love from Big Sean , who was her first notable boyfriend. However, it should also be noted that before Sean, she was in relationships with Graham Phillips, Jai Brooks and Ricky Alvarez—who was name-dropped in the first verse. She could be saying she learned patience from Pete Davidson as they were both criticized for rushing into a relationship. In the second verse, she acknowledges that she “moves on too fast” and now, she’s putting herself first. Lastly, she could be saying she learned pain from Mac Miller, who was dealing with drug addiction during their relationship and whose death was hard on her. After Miller’s May 2018 DUI charge , a fan blamed Ariana for breaking his heart, in which she responded how their relationship was “toxic” and how it was overwhelming for both of them. Following the release of the song, these lines became a meme , in which three objects are placed together with this lyric as its caption. For example: