The Choice
Unveiling Heartbreak: The Choice by Alex Stern
Lyrics
I don’t hate you but I have to walk away
I acknowledge that I don't harbor hatred for you, but I need to distance myself.
Hearts like mine can’t survive being loved halfway
Hearts like mine cannot endure incomplete or half-hearted love.
I don’t blame you but you have to let me go
I hold no resentment towards you, but it's essential for you to release me.
Can’t wait around till you figure out what I already know
I cannot linger until you realize what I already know.
No use denying the truth
There's no point in denying the truth.
I’m just an option to you
I am perceived as just an option in your eyes.
I gave you the chance
I provided you with an opportunity.
Gave you the upper hand
You had the advantage in our relationship.
Said I love you forever no matter where you stand
Expressed commitment to loving you indefinitely, regardless of circumstances.
All I ever wanted was for you to be my man
All I ever desired was for you to be my partner.
I gave you the choice
I presented you with a choice.
You chose to be a boy
Your decision led you to act immaturely or irresponsibly.
Wish I’d met you somewhere down the line
Expressing a wish that they had met at a different point in time.
When that side of you that I see in you finally sees the light
Hoping that a hidden aspect of the person will eventually be revealed.
I bet that guy would’ve realized what he had
Believing that a different version of the person would have appreciated the relationship.
But this ain’t then and you ain’t him and time don’t bend like that
Recognizing that the present circumstances and the person have changed, and time doesn't allow for a return to the past.
I gave you the chance
I gave you an opportunity.
Gave you the upper hand
You had the upper hand in our relationship.
Said I love you forever no matter where you stand
Professed enduring love regardless of the situation.
All I ever wanted was for you to be my man
All I ever sought was for you to be committed as my partner.
I gave you the choice
I presented you with a choice.
You chose to be a boy
Your decision led you to behave in an immature or irresponsible manner.
There’s nothing to say maybe someday
There's nothing more to say; perhaps, in the future, you will comprehend why I cannot stay.
You’ll understand why I can’t stay
Anticipating a future realization or understanding.
You’ll get another chance, you'll have the upper hand
Indicating that the person will have another opportunity and a position of advantage.
She’ll say I love you forever no matter where you stand
Forecasting another person expressing enduring love and seeking commitment.
All she’s gonna want is for you to be her man
Describing the future partner's desires for commitment.
You won’t even need a choice
Suggesting that a future choice won't be necessary because the person will have matured beyond being a boy.
Cause you won’t be a boy
Asserting that maturity will eliminate the need for a choice, as the person will have grown beyond adolescence.
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