Love Begins with Me
Before love finds me, I’ll be whole

Love begins with me – Savage Thunder

Quick Summary

Before love finds me, I’ll be whole.,

“Love Begins with Me” is a soulful reckoning wrapped in grace. It is not a song about heartbreak. It’s about unbreaking yourself before giving yourself to someone else. The songwriter has written a rare kind of love song—one where the central relationship is with the self, not a partner.

The brilliance lies in how the lyrics don’t reject romantic love—they reframe it. They shift it from salvation to celebration, from dependency to shared wholeness. By the end, this isn’t just a song—it’s a philosophy of love built on self-knowledge, self-acceptance, and deep spiritual grounding.

The lyrical structure follows a steady emotional progression:

  • Verses: Personal realizations and reframed experiences of love
  • Pre-Choruses: Quiet reckonings and pivotal turning points
  • Chorus: Repeating emotional truth—a mantra of self-love

Behind the Song

“Love Begins with Me” is a declaration I had to write to myself before I could ever sing it for anyone else. It’s the kind of truth that came from years of mistaking love for rescue—of hoping someone would complete me when I hadn’t yet claimed myself.

The spark behind this song was the quiet realization: no love lasts if it replaces self-love instead of rising from it. I didn’t want to write about heartbreak or blame—I wanted to write about coming home to your own heart.

Each verse is a layer peeled back. It’s a movement from longing to clarity, from reshaping myself for others to standing in my own skin. The recurring chorus—No one’s arms can make me whole / If I don’t embrace my own soul,—isn’t just a hook, it’s the medicine. It’s what I needed to believe to begin healing.

The bridge lifts the song into resolve. By then, love isn’t something I’m chasing anymore—it’s something I’ll welcome, because I no longer need it to fix me. I am the source.

“Love Begins with Me” is a self-worth anthem wrapped in gentle strength and lyrical grace. It speaks not from bitterness, but from empowered reflection, subverting the usual arc of romantic dependency with a grounded, internal triumph.

Song Credits

Artist: Savage Thunder
Songwriters: Taf and CC
Producers: Taf and CC
Genre: Dark Pop / Alt-Electronic
Release Date: May 1, 2025
Duration: 5:24
• • Publisher: Savage Thunder Music

Lyrics Preview

The standout lines:

  • Love ain’t a light in someone’s eyes / It starts right here, deep inside.,
  • I was whole before they found me.,
  • I’m not the cure—but I begin— / The song that dares to breathe again.,

These lyrics carry therapeutic weight. They echo ideas from modern psychology and self-help literature but do so in a voice that is lyrical, poetic, and deeply human. The repetition of the chorus drives home the message without feeling excessive, because each time it returns, it lands with more emotional gravity.

See full lyrics below ↓

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Before I belong to someone else,
I had to stand here by myself.
No arms can hold me tight enough,
If I don’t feel my own love.
[Pre-Chorus]
But love ain’t a light in someone’s eyes,
It starts right here, deep inside.
Now when love comes, it comes to stay,
Not to fix, not to take away.
[Chorus]
No one’s arms can make me whole,
If I don’t embrace my own soul.
No more waiting for someone to see,
I was whole before they found me.
Love first begins with me,
And only then, can love be free.
[Verse 2]
I’m not waiting, I’m not wishing,
I’m not broken, nothing’s missing.
Love’s not the answer, love’s the gift,
From me and I already exist.
[Pre-Chorus]
I traced their hands, I changed my lines,
But love ain’t love if you leave yourself behind.
I found peace inside my skin,
Now love can come, but I won’t bend.
[Chorus]
No one’s arms can make me whole,
If I don’t embrace my own soul.
No more waiting for someone to see,
I was whole before they found me.
Love first begins with me,
And only then, can love be free.
[Verse 3]
I’m not yours to fix, I’m not yours to change,
Love should lift, not rearrange.
If I can’t love myself alone,
I’ll never find a heart to call my own.
[Pre-Chorus]
So I stopped running, I stood still,
Met myself on top of that hill.
And in the quiet, I could see—
Love begins inside of me.
[Chorus]
No one’s arms can make me whole,
If I don’t embrace my own soul.
No more waiting for someone to see,
I was whole before they found me.
Love first begins with me,
And only then, can love be free.
[Pre-Chorus]
Love ain’t a bandage, love ain’t a cure,
It won’t fill the cracks if you’re still unsure.
I had to stand in my own light,
Before I could love and love right.
[Verse 4]
I used to shape myself to fit their mold,
Swallowed my truth just to feel whole.
But love that bends until it breaks,
Ain’t the kind of love I wanna make.
[Pre-Chorus]
So I stopped running, I stood still,
Met myself on top of that hill.
And in the quiet, I could see—
Love begins inside of me.

[Chorus]
No one’s arms can make me whole,
If I don’t embrace my own soul.
No more waiting for someone to see,
I was whole before they found me.
Love first begins with me,
And only then, can love be free.
[Verse 5]
I used to break so easily,
Chasing love that never freed me.
I’d fall apart and never see,
The strength inside was always me.
[Pre-Chorus]
I gave my love too thoughtlessly,
Hoping someone else could carry me.
I found my voice, I found my plea—
To stand in truth and finally be me.
[Chorus]
No one’s arms can make me whole,
If I don’t embrace my own soul.
No more waiting for someone to see,
I was whole before they found me.
Love first begins with me,
And only then, can love be free.
[Verse 6]
I wandered through hearts like an empty town,
Looking for a place to settle down.
But love ain’t shelter when you’re lost,
If you don’t know yourself, you pay the cost.
[Pre-Chorus]
So I sat with the silence, listened in,
Found my own love beneath my skin.
Nothing missing, nothing less,
I am love, and I am blessed.
[Chorus]
No one’s arms can make me whole,
If I don’t embrace my own soul.
No more waiting for someone to see,
I was whole before they found me.
Love first begins with me,
And only then, can love be free.
[Verse 7]
I used to search for the missing piece,
Like love was something outside of me.
Gave my time, gave my soul,
Waiting for someone to make me whole.
[Pre-Chorus]
But I was never half of anything,
I was whole before love began.
Now when love finds me, I’ll be whole,
Not a piece, but a heart that knows.
[Chorus]
No one’s arms can make me whole,
If I don’t embrace my own soul.
No more waiting for someone to see,
I was whole before they found me.
Love first begins with me,
And only then, can love be free.
[Bridge]
Now when love comes knocking at my door,
I won’t be less, I won’t need more.
I’ll meet it whole, I’ll meet it strong,
Knowing where my heart belongs
[Outro]
So if you’re searching, lost inside,
Thinking love will make you right—
Stand still, breathe deep,
You are all the love you need.

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