Dean Lewis, born with the initial name Dean Loaney, is a singer and songwriter from Sydney, Australia. Born on October 21, 1987, Dean was motivated to start a career in music when he was awestruck by watching a live concert videodisc of Oasis in 2005. Dean grew up learning guitar all by himself, playing his favorite songs of Oasis. Dean confessed somewhere that he finds Liam and Noel of the band Oasis, the coolest. He had also said that he learned writing songs from Noel. His talent can be seen in the production of his song “Be Alright”. The article focuses on meaning of lyrics of “Be Alright”, however, before that, let’s take a glance at the life of Dean Lewis.
Erstwhile, Dean was a sound engineer and organize live performances for other artists, before becoming a singer. He first uploaded his music on YouTube. After a few years, he came in contact with some music publishers and started writing songs for other artists. In 2014, Dean signed his first agreement for recording with Specific Music. He then signed big contracts in 2016 with Island Records and Universal Studio Australia. He wrote over 80 original songs before releasing his first single in 2016 named “Waves”. The song made its place at number 12 on the ARIA charts, Australia. It was also certified platinum by ARIA soon after its release. The song was also used by various American TV shows.
After “Waves”, Dean released his single “Need You Now” in 2017. In May 2017 his debut extended play was released named “Same Kind of Different”. The EP track-list included the songs “Waves” and “Need You Now” along with “Let Go”, “Loose My Mind”, “Chemicals”, and “Adore”.
In 2018, June, Dean released his single “Be Alright” which became eight times platinum certified in Australia. The song was a big hit and became Dean’s first chart-topper in Australia. Let’s talk about the “Be Alright” lyrics meaning in detail later in the article. In January 2019, Dean released his second single “7 Minutes”. In March 2019, he released his first studio album named “A Place We Knew” for which he won Album of the Year and Best Male Artist in the 2019 ARIA music award.
Around October 2019, Dean released a collaboration single with Martin Garrix, named “Used to Love”. Dean Lewis’s latest releases include his second studio album that includes his single “Falling Up”. He released “Looks Like Me” in March 2019 which was inspired by one of his past relationships. In April 2022, he released a song called “Heartless”.
What Does The Title Mean?
“Be Alright” is a big hit lead single from Dean Lewis’s first album A Place We Knew. The song reached the top 20 in the UK, top 30 in the USA, and was number one in Billboard Adult Pop. It was 10 times platinum certified in Australia and two times platinum certified in the USA. This romantic heartbreak melody is a collaboration with Edd Holloway and Nick Atkinson. The song is a combination of experiences of past relationships of his own and some of his friends. Dean also said that after a heartbreak he went to his brother, and they spent a good time together. He states that the song is about surrounding yourself with good people when things don’t work out, it’s worth talking to good people.
In an interview with Billboard, Dean said that he had to travel a lot to give a shape to the song “Be Alright”. He was unhappy with the chorus when he recorded the song in Australia. So he went to America and worked with a big producer, but the experience was horrible. In the end, he decided to work with the “Waves” collaborators. “Be Alright” music video was shot in Mexico City, and it features Mexican actor Maria Evoli as Dean’s lover in the video. The director of the video is a Los-Angeles based, Australian named Jesse Hill. The beautiful song “Be Alright” lyrics meaning has been discussed below in detail.
Verse 1- What Does It Mean?
I look up from the ground
To see your sad and teary eyes
You look away from me
And I see there’s something you’re trying to hide
And I reach for your hand but it’s cold
You pull away again
And I wonder what’s on your mind
And then you say to me you made a dumb mistake
You start to tremble and your voice begins to break
You say the cigarettes on the counter weren’t your friend’s
They were my mate’s
And I feel the colour draining from my face
In the first verse of the song, Dean describes confronting his beloved about suspicions of cheating. The words like ‘sad teary eyes’ show that the other person is probably guilty of her actions. Dean is trying to make sense of what’s happening, but the other person is reluctant to explain. She gradually started explaining that she had spent some time with one of his friends.
Chorus- What Does It Mean?
And my friend said
“I know you love her, but it’s over, mate
It doesn’t matter, put the phone away
It’s never easy to walk away, let her go
It’ll be alright”
In the chorus, his friend suggests to Dean that he should let her go. Even though he loves her, and it’s difficult to walk away, in the end, he would be free of all the suffering. Here ‘friend’ probably means Dean’s brother, with whom he went to spend time after heartbreak.
Verse 2- What does it mean?
So I still look back at all the messages you’d sent
And I know it wasn’t right, but it was fucking with my head
And everything deleted like the past, yeah, it was gone
And when I touched your face, I could tell you’re moving on
But it’s not the fact that you kissed him yesterday
It’s the feeling of betrayal, that I just can’t seem to shake
And everything I know tells me that I should walk away
But I just wanna stay
With the second verse of the song, Dean wants to say that he still misses her and his head is filled with her memories. He knows that she has moved on from all the heartbreak. But Dean couldn’t forget the betrayal he faced. Even after all this, he wants to continue his love for her.
Chorus- What Does It Mean?
And my friend said
“I know you love her, but it’s over, mate
It doesn’t matter, put the phone away
It’s never easy to walk away, let her go
It’ll be okay
It’s gonna hurt for a bit of time
So bottoms up, let’s forget tonight
You’ll find another and you’ll be just fine
Let her go”
The chorus repeats after verse 2 with some additional lines. Dean’s friend again suggests him to move on. He also assures Dean that he will surely find another girl. So he should forget all this, and everything will get fine.
[Bridge]- What Does The Bridge Of The Song Mean?
But nothing heals the past like time
And they can’t steal
The love you’re born to find
But nothing heals the past like time
And they can’t steal
The love you’re born to find
In the bridge, Dean seems to pause between ‘but nothing heals’ and ‘the past like time’. He wants to say that time heals everything. All the heartbreaks and breakups will fade away with time. Nobody can steal something that is written in your fate. No one can steal the love that’s written only for you.
Chorus-
“I know you love her, but it’s over, mate
It doesn’t matter, put the phone away
It’s never easy to walk away, let her go
It’ll be okay
It’s gonna hurt for a bit of time
So bottoms up, let’s forget tonight
You’ll find another and you’ll be just fine
Let her go”
The chorus repeats the same suggestion that Dean’s friend gives him i.e. to move on from his past.
Outro- What Does It Mean?
It’ll be alright
It’ll be alright
It’ll be alright
It’ll be alright
It’ll be alright
The outro of the song is a repetition of the phrase ‘It’ll be alright’. Here Dean seems to comfort himself in the end by saying that everything is going to be ok. This phrase may also mean the repetition of the suggestion that his friend was trying to give him. His friend tried to comfort him by telling him to move on and forget about the heartbreak so that he can be happy.
Conclusion
“Be Alright” lyrics meaning show the misery Dean had to go through for love. Although Dean said in an interview that the song is not autobiographical. As mentioned above, the song is from experiences of both his and some of his friends’ stories. The song became a big smash being a chart-topper for four consecutive weeks. It also got a lot of appreciation from other artists. And now by reading the “Be Alright” lyrics meaning, you might not wonder anymore why this song and the singer are such big hits.
