Lyrics
I remember the words you said to me
The speaker recalls words spoken to them in the past.
You were my everything but I couldn't see
The speaker acknowledges the importance of the person but failed to realize it.
It was you and me since the beginning
Highlighting the enduring connection between the speaker and the person.
But I ran away, too afraid to believe it
The speaker admits to running away due to fear and disbelief.
Can't help but think that it's all my fault
The speaker feels responsible for the situation and its negative outcome.
I've made a mistake, and now I'm lost
An acknowledgment of a mistake leading to a sense of being lost.
I ran out of time, now someone new is in your bed
Expressing regret for running out of time and someone else being with the person now.
I broke your heart, now you probably wish I was dead
The speaker recognizes breaking the other person's heart and the resulting consequences.
I thought you'd stay
Expressing a belief that the person would stay, but they didn't.
But she took you away
Indicating that someone else took the person away from the speaker.
We went our separate ways
Describing the separation between the speaker and the person.
And I'm not okay
Conveying emotional distress and the difficulty of coping.
Why'd you have to go so soon
Expressing sorrow and questioning the sudden departure of the person.
You were the sun to my moon
Describing the person as a vital and positive influence in the speaker's life.
I locked myself up in purple bones
The speaker isolates themselves emotionally, using the metaphor of "purple bones."
Now I'm in the dark, I'm all alone
Feeling abandoned and alone in the darkness.
I can't believe we're done
Expressing disbelief and sadness over the end of the relationship.
You were my only one
Acknowledging the person as the speaker's only significant other.
Maybe I was born to be alone (Like you said over the phone)
Suggesting a realization that solitude might be the speaker's destiny, as previously mentioned by the person.
Without me, you seem much more than strong (Should have known all along)
Noting that the person seems stronger without the speaker, a realization that should have been evident earlier.
I'm the one that painted your world black
The speaker admits to causing negativity and darkness in the person's life.
My dreams with you now live within the past
Reflecting on shattered dreams and the past when the speaker and the person were together.
Tears and rain fall down my face, I can't breathe
Describing intense emotional pain with tears and rain, struggling to breathe.
I fucked it all up, now my heart won't leave
The speaker acknowledges ruining everything, and their heart is unable to move on.
I thought you'd stay
Repeating the hope that the person would stay, but they left.
But she took you away
Reiterating that someone else took the person away, leading to a separation.
We went our separate ways
Highlighting the divergence of paths between the speaker and the person, resulting in emotional turmoil.
And I'm not okay
Expressing ongoing emotional struggles and a lack of well-being.
Why'd you have to go so soon
Repeating the sorrow and questioning the untimely departure of the person.
You were the sun to my moon
Reiterating the significance of the person as a positive force in the speaker's life.
I locked myself up in purple bones
Re-emphasizing emotional isolation and darkness using the metaphor of "purple bones."
Now I'm in the dark, I'm all alone
Expressing the enduring loneliness in the absence of the person.
I can't believe we're done
Reiterating disbelief and sadness about the conclusion of the relationship.
You were my only one
Acknowledging the person as the singular, irreplaceable love in the speaker's life.
I've locked myself up in purple bones
Repeating the metaphor of "purple bones" to convey the emotional imprisonment and distress.
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