Lizzo’s “Soulmate” Lyrics Meaning

This is an ode to self-acceptance and more importantly self-love, which are common themes in Lizzo’s music. In other words, the titular “soulmate” of the singer is not, as the term would suggest, an external romantic partner but rather Lizzo herself.

You can view the lyrics, alternate interprations and sheet music for Lizzo's Soulmate at Lyrics.org.

The song starts off with the narrator expressing the dissatisfaction she experienced with a past lover. As such, through her interactions with “two-faced people”, Lizzo concluded that she would be better off finding contentment with herself instead of searching for it externally.

Indeed she never beats herself in the head with a need to change. Thus, despite being a plus-sized woman, she is not under any internal pressure to exercise or diet. And she has enough self-love to consider one day marrying herself.

The choruses are centered on Lizzo being able to achieve contentment despite others telling her that such can only be attained by ‘getting and keeping a man’. So now that she is her “own soulmate”, Lizzo knows how to practice self-love and self-appreciation. Thus she is satisfied with the image that greets her in the mirror whenever she looks at it. Furthermore, she perceives herself as “the one”, which within the context of marriage would be the person she has been fated to spend her life with.

The uplifting words of "Soulmate"

Facts about “Soulmate”

  • This track was written by Lizzo alongside Oak and Sean Douglas.
  • The musically-talented Oak also produced the song.
  • “Soulmate” was officially released on 19 April 2019 through Atlantic Records and Nice Life Recording Company.
  • The release of this track garnered a notable response on social media. Many praised the song for the highly uplifting message in it.

What Lizzo said about the meaning of “Soulmate”

In an interview with Apple Music, Lizzo shed some more light on the meaning of the lyrics of this song. And here are her precise words:

Lizzo talks about "Soulmate"

On which album does this song appear?

It appears on Lizzo’s 2019 studio album Cuz I Love You. On that album also appears her famous collabo with iconic rapper Missy Elliot. The song in question is entitled “Tempo“.

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