“FIRST PLACE” Lyrics by Justin Bieber is a soulful R&B track that blends vulnerability, celebration, and emotional relapse all in one bittersweet melody. The song is part of his latest collection, “SWAG,” and this one in particular feels like a quiet storm of memory, love, and looping heartbreak. Lyrically, this song is a slow dance between hope and heartbreak. Bieber paints the picture of a love that is both a safe space and a war zone. The recurring birthday reference becomes a symbolic escape. And the final repetition of “In the first place” hits like a soft landing he’s right back where he started, both emotionally and mentally, stuck in the loop of what they used to be.
It’s rare to find a track where both the lyrics and the production hit just right. The blend of impactful lyrics and hard-hitting beats is what makes this song truly addictive. Check out the FIRST PLACE lyrics by Justin Bieber below to feel the song’s intensity.
Lyrics of FIRST PLACE by Justin Bieber
[Verse 1]
How Did We Get Back Again?
How’d We Get Mixed Up In The First Place?
The Window’s Openin’
You Can’t Spread Your Wings In A Bird Cage
[Pre-Chorus]
We Get High And We Go Down Again (Ooh, We Go Down Again)
We Go ’round And Right Back Where We Been
And The Days Go By, The Nights, They Never Been
Do It All Again (Do It All Again), Mmm
[Chorus]
‘Cause When It’s On Sight, It’s On Sight, All Of It, All Of It
Can’t Wait, It’s A Celebration Like It’s A Birthday (It’s A Birthday)
So Amazin’, I Just Wanna Taste It
Let’s Celebrate In The Best Way Like It’s Your Birthday
[Post-Chorus]
Oh (All I See Is You Now, All I See Is You Now), In The First Place
Oh (Don’t Wanna Lose You Now), And That’s The Worst Case
Oh, Yeah (Birthday, Birthday, Birthday)
Oh, Yeah, Oh, Yeah (It’s Your Birthday, Birthday), In The First Place
[Verse 2]
Where Do I Begin? (Oh)
Been This Way For A Long, Long Time, Oh
Something’s Got To Give (Something Gotta, Something Gotta Give)
’cause You Keep On Tickin’ On My Mind
[Pre-Chorus]
We Get High And We Go Down Again (We Go High, We Go High)
We Go ’round And Right Back Where We Been (Right Where We Been)
And The Days Go By, The Nights,
They Never Been (The Nights, They Never Been)
Do It All Again, Do It All Again, Mmm
[Chorus]
‘Cause When It’s On Sight, It’s On Sight, All Of It, All Of It
Can’t Wait, It’s A Celebration Like It’s Your Birthday (It’s Your Birthday)
So Amazin’, I Just Wanna Taste It
Let’s Celebrate In The Best Way Like It’s A Birthday
[Post-Chorus]
Oh (All I See Is You Now, All I See Is You), In The First Place
Oh (Don’t Wanna Lose You Now),
Don’t Wanna, Don’t Wanna,
That’s The Worst Case (And That’s The Worst Case)
Like It’s Your Birthday, Birthday, Birthday, Babe
Like It’s Your Birthday, Birthday (Oh, In The First Place)
