Anymore
Love's Farewell: A Bittersweet Symphony of Goodbyes
Lyrics
The single saddest thing that I ever heard you say
The most sorrowful statement you ever made
Was on the day I told you I had to go away
Expressed on the day I revealed my need to depart
You said "Darling baby please, if you really mean to leave
You pleaded, "If you're truly leaving, can't we prolong our time together?"
Can't I just hold you for a little while longer?"
Asking to hold onto the relationship a little while longer
And the single hardest thing I ever had to do
The most challenging task: removing your embrace and walking away
Was take your arms from round me and walk away from you
Walking away from you while you held onto me
And I know I shouldn't have kissed you as a I left
Regret for kissing you before leaving, wishing for more strength
Darling I should have been stronger
Expressing the need for greater resilience
Not with a bang but with a whimper
Not a dramatic exit but a quiet one
It wasn't hard, it was kind of simple
Departure wasn't difficult, rather straightforward
Three short steps from your bed to your door
Three simple steps from your bed to the door
Darling I can't look you in the eyes now and tell you I'm sure
Unable to confidently declare love while looking into your eyes
If I love you anymore
Uncertain if the love persists
You see, I did my very best, I've given you these years
Offered my best over the years, love, understanding, calls, and tears
Of love and understanding, telephone calls and tears
Little things you do now cause discomfort rather than love
But now the little things you do that used to make me love you
Actions that once fueled love now burden my heart
Now just cramp my heart a little and let it slip
Causing my heart to slip away
And we've met this sorry end from a picture perfect start
From a perfect beginning, we've reached a regrettable end
The romance and the running down to disconnected hearts
Romance and passion fading to disconnected hearts
Of two people sad and free, who know they used to be
Two people, now sad and free, acknowledging their past connection
More than just a pair of sinking ships
Once more than sinking ships, now just a pair
Not with a bang but with a whimper
Quiet exit, not a dramatic one
It wasn't hard, it was kind of simple
Leaving wasn't challenging, rather straightforward
Three short steps from your bed to your door
Three simple steps from your bed to the door
Darling I can't look you in the eyes now and tell you I'm sure
Unable to confidently declare love while looking into your eyes
If I love you anymore
Uncertain if the love persists
I'm not drinking anymore, but I'm then I'm not drinking any less
Abstaining from drinking more but not less
I can't do this anymore, oh you know I did my best
Unable to continue, despite giving my best effort
Oh my darling
Addressing the beloved
I don't love you anymore
Declaring the absence of love
I don't love you anymore
Repetition of not loving anymore
I don't love you anymore
Reiteration of the absence of love
I don't love you anymore
Repetition of not loving anymore
I don't love you anymore
Final declaration of not loving anymore
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