Listen to this when
When I Was Your Man
Regret sounds like wishing someone else loves her the way you should have. 🎹
Who it's for
The song models accountability after a breakup: rather than blaming the ex, the narrator names what he didn't do.
Guilty / Ashamed→Forgiving / At Peace
Feelings it meets
What it is
"When I Was Your Man" is a pop piano ballad by Bruno Mars from his second album, Unorthodox Jukebox, written with Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Andrew Wyatt and produced by The Smeezingtons. In the song the narrator regrets that his pride and selfishness cost him his girlfriend and hopes her new partner gives her the love he did not.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available); official music video on the artist's channel.
Before you start
Age: Ages 9+
You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope.Jane Austen, Persuasion, Chapter 23
