Harry Styles Explains the Meaning Behind ‘Season 2 Weight Loss,’ the Album’s ‘Mission Statement’

Harry Styles might live his life offline, but that doesn’t mean the pop star is immune to self-improvement and glow-up culture—in fact, he leaned into the trend on the Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. track, “Season 2 Weight Loss,” which he called the “mission statement of the record.”

The singer recently spoke to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe about how “Season 2 Weight Loss” signifies the process of becoming an improved version of himself, and likened the transformation to actors whose physical appearance improves after their show becomes successful.

“It’s like, you know when there’s like a Netflix show and then it blows up and everyone comes back in the second season, everyone’s got a nutritionist and everyone’s got a trainer, and everyone suddenly looks amazing? Season 2 weight loss,” he explained.

“So, it’s like this idea of…this is the same character, but suddenly he has cheekbones. That was what it was for me, like I felt like I was coming back as like a stronger version of myself,” Styles continued.

The pop star noted that the song made him think about the rituals he would perform after having a break from touring, and if people would accept him without their own personal expectations.

“I would always grow a mustache, and then when I’d get back on the road, I would shave it off and there would be some feeling of like…this isn’t the version of me that people expect,” he added. “So I think the idea of it was like…less in a facial hair thought, but more in the idea of…if I go away and grow and change my relationship with this idea of feeling like I have to show up as this version of myself, will you take me as that? Or are you taking me because I show up as this version of myself that you’ve kind of desired from me in some way? That’s the ‘Do you love me now? Will I let you down? Holding out, hoping love will come around.’”

Listen to the song and read the full lyrics below.

Aren’t you for sale if you’re cashin’ in cold?
You’ve got to sit yourself down sometimes
It’s hard to tell when the thoughts are my own
And the old hat gets harder to hold

Uh-huh, uh-huh, huh
Uh-huh, uh-huh, huh
Uh-huh, uh-huh, huh
You’ve got to sit yourself down sometimes

Holding, holding out
Hoping you will love me now
Holding, holding out
Hoping you will love me now
Do you love me now? Do you? Do you?
Do I let you down?
Holding, holding out
Hoping love will come around

It’s kind of sad but there’s something I know
Too many things for you to analyze
You’re steaming in, swinging with your eyes closed
Let light come in once in a while

Uh-huh, uh-huh, huh
You’ve got to sit yourself down somеtimes

Holding, holding out
Hoping you will love me now
Holding, holding out
Hoping you will lovе me now
Do you love me now? Do you? Do you?
Do I let you down?
Holding, holding out
Hoping love will come around

You could’ve been here in my arms
But we’re nothing at all
You want a piece or nothing at all
Do you love me now? (Love me now)
Do you love me now? (Love me now)
Do you love me now? (Love me now)
You’ve got to sit yourself down sometimes

Holding, holding out
Hoping you will love me now
Holding, holding out
Hoping you will love me now
Love me now (Do you love me now? Do you?)
Love me now (Do you?)
Do I let you down?
Holding, holding out
Hoping love will come around

You could’ve been here in my arms
You want a piece or nothing at all