In this song she's emphasising the importance of self-worth and self-love. She's leaving her lover and her unhappy relationship with him behind. By doing this she's learning to love herself again like she couldn't before because she gave her all to him.
She uses Valentine's Day to show what true love is. Previous Valentine's Days were spent in what is normally seen as the "ideal" conventional way to spend them- i.e. with your lover. However this was far from a good thing, as he treated her badly and made her miserable. Now she'll be alone for Valentine's Day, something that many people fear. However she shows that this is a positive outcome, as she regains the ability to love and respect herself.
This song makes a mockery of the commercialism that surrounds the concept of "love" on Valentine's Day, most effectively shown by the irony of the last lines (parody of the cliched "Roses are red..." rhyme). True love is found within yourself.
In this song she's emphasising the importance of self-worth and self-love. She's leaving her lover and her unhappy relationship with him behind. By doing this she's learning to love herself again like she couldn't before because she gave her all to him. She uses Valentine's Day to show what true love is. Previous Valentine's Days were spent in what is normally seen as the "ideal" conventional way to spend them- i.e. with your lover. However this was far from a good thing, as he treated her badly and made her miserable. Now she'll be alone for Valentine's Day, something that many people fear. However she shows that this is a positive outcome, as she regains the ability to love and respect herself. This song makes a mockery of the commercialism that surrounds the concept of "love" on Valentine's Day, most effectively shown by the irony of the last lines (parody of the cliched "Roses are red..." rhyme). True love is found within yourself.