Without You
Love, Loss, and Self-Discovery: 'Without You' by Karlee Anderson
Lyrics
You are my world, but I was yours
You were the center of my world, but our love was one-sided
You left me broken and in an internal war
Your departure left me emotionally shattered and engaged in an internal struggle
I didn’t know what love was, until you left me
I didn't truly understand the depth of love until you walked away
You said you love me but what can I believe
Your words of love create doubt; it's challenging to trust your sincerity
I miss you
I feel a sense of longing and yearning for you
But I don’t want to
Despite the longing, I am hesitant to desire you back
Keep loving you
I struggle with continuing to love you
We were going so well until you lost control
Our relationship was flourishing until you lost control of it
We were looking for stars, but it was my heart you stole
We aimed for something beautiful, but you ended up breaking my heart
I was blindsided, was this planned
I feel blindsided, questioning if your actions were premeditated
Are you even an ounce of a man
Doubting your qualities as a responsible and caring person
I miss you
There is still a part of me that misses you
But I don’t want to
Despite the longing, I am reluctant to keep loving you
Keep loving you
I struggle with the idea of maintaining love for you
I hate you for leaving but I hate me more
I harbor resentment for you leaving, but I blame myself even more
For ever believing you wouldn’t walk out that door
Regret for believing you wouldn't leave; feeling betrayed
I hate you for leaving but I hate me more
Repeated expression of resentment and self-blame for believing in a lasting relationship
For ever believing you wouldn’t walk out that door
Continued self-reproach and resentment for misplaced trust
I hate you for leaving but I hate me more
Ongoing struggle with self-blame and resentment
For ever believing you wouldn’t walk out that door
Repetition emphasizes the enduring internal conflict
I don’t miss you
I no longer miss you
And I want to
I am determined to love myself and move on without you
Love myself without you
Expressing the desire to love oneself independently
I don’t miss you
The absence of longing for you
And I want to
Reiteration of the desire to love oneself without dependence
Love myself without you
The resolution to focus on self-love and moving forward without the past relationship
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