Lyrics
For a short time you was the best thing in my life
Reflects on a past period where the person was the best part of the speaker's life, but that time has ended.
And now that you have gone everything feels like
Expresses the emptiness and loss felt after the person's departure.
It was less than it was
Suggests that the past happiness now seems diminished or less significant.
Put a rest to my love
Decides to put an end to the speaker's love.
But when I fell that night
Recalls a specific moment of emotional impact, perhaps the moment the relationship ended.
Like a message above
Compares the emotional impact to a divine message or revelation.
Felt the peace in my heart and I knew what I'd do
Describes feeling peace in the heart and gaining clarity about future actions.
But why do they care? What we built we can't lose
Raises the question of why others care about the speaker's relationship and emphasizes the value of what was built.
But I opened the door
The speaker opened the door, possibly metaphorical, to change or a new chapter.
Then I tore through the floor
Indicates a forceful action, tearing through the floor, suggesting a drastic change.
Think I broke their hearts more
Suspects that breaking hearts resulted from the speaker's actions, possibly hurting others more than the person they were with.
Then I could of with you
Contrasts the emotional impact of breaking hearts with what might have happened if the speaker stayed.
Because I look at their faces now that we're in separate places
Observes the expressions of others now that the speaker and the person are in different places.
And no I can't just explain it but something switched in their gazes
Expresses difficulty in explaining the change in others' gazes, possibly due to shame or guilt.
Or its the shame and the guilt from both the years that we wasted
Speculates on shame and guilt from wasted years, implying missed opportunities to resolve issues.
When we could've worked it out but I dipped then I faded
Reflects on missed chances to work out problems, acknowledging the speaker's decision to leave.
I wanna stay the same but I wish I was different
Expresses a desire for personal consistency but acknowledges the fear of change.
Your so scared of the change that you ain't really living
Suggests that fear inhibits genuine living.
10 Years from this day and I bet you'd never listen
Predicts that in ten years, the person won't regret, possibly regretting not listening to advice.
Now we gone our own ways I still wish that you'd visit
Despite going separate ways, the speaker wishes the person would visit.
(So distant)
Emphasizes the emotional distance between the speaker and the person.
When the going gets tough
Repetition of the theme of running away when faced with challenges, indicating a pattern of avoidance.
I run far away
-Run far away
-Run far away
-And when the road will get rough
-I run far away
-And if that never change
-I will still run anyway
-I could never regret
-From beginning to end
-All the lessons we set
-And the memories met
-And what really sucks to me is all of my friends that you kept
-Moved round the world for you, introduce me to them
-They all thought I was great from the Message I left
-They could never understand what I dealt with in bed
-When the lights go out or when they well over head
-Like interrogation lights, tryna get me to crack
-All the people in our life they all felt we was great
-Didn't see us fall apart cause I said we was straight
-Everybody was ready that we were setting the date
-But the knot was too tight, the tension helped me to snap
-We wanted the same thing
-So we sat down and planned it
-But the map that we made
-It just seemed too contrasted
-So I had to make a choice
-And to some it was drastic
-But my girl was back home
-So the choice was emphatic
-When the going gets tough
-I run far away
-Run far away
-Run far away
-And when the road will get rough
-I run far away
-And if that never change
-I will still run anyway
-When the going gets tough
Reiterates the theme of running away and the speaker's determination to continue doing so, emphasizing the difficulty of staying in one place.
I run far away
-Run far away
-Run far away
-And when the road will get rough
-I run far away
-And if that never change
-I will still run anyway
-When the going gets tough
-Won't stay in one place
-I've got to escape
-And run far away
-When the road will get rough
-I could stay in one lane
-Turn out just great
-Still run anyway
-When the going gets tough
Continues the theme of running away, highlighting a persistent need to escape despite potential changes.
I run far away
-Run far away
-Run far away
-And when the road will get rough
-I run far away
-And if that never change
-I will still run anyway
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