Lyrics
Look in my direction
Seeking attention and connection
But I swear you look right through me
Feeling unnoticed or ignored
We used to fit so perfect
Reflecting on a past when the relationship felt perfect
But I guess you just outgrew me
Suspecting that the other person has outgrown the relationship
I plan my life around the promises
Planning life based on mutual promises
That we both made
Recalling commitments made together
The more it hurts, the more I yearn
Expressing emotional pain and yearning
My heart is surely swollen
Feeling intense emotional distress
And all you do is paint me blue
Feeling sad and downhearted
Remember we were golden
Recalling a time when the relationship was special
Maybe numb the pain before you break it, mm
Suggesting a desire to numb the pain before facing a breakup
'Cause I can hear the words before you say them
Anticipating the end and hearing hurtful words
So lie and say you love me
Encouraging the other person to lie about love
Lie one more time
Asking for one more false declaration of love
Stay with me and painfully
Requesting to stay together despite the pain
Just say we'll be alright
Pleading for assurance that everything will be okay
Just lie
Emphasizing the desperation for a lie to ease the heartache
You're lookin' out the window
Noting the other person's distraction and lack of engagement
While I long for your attention
Expressing a longing for attention and connection
Was it ever real to you
Questioning the authenticity of past experiences
Or were you just pretendin'?
Suspecting pretense in the relationship
Holdin' on to something that's just water in my hands
Metaphorically describing the fleeting nature of the relationship
I asked her why so suddenly
Asking about the sudden change in feelings
And this is what she told me
Revealing the response received from the other person
It don't feel like dying
Contrasting the slow emotional pain with physical death
When it's happening so slowly
Seeing the end approaching gradually
I can see the end before it happens, mm
Foreseeing the inevitable end
Oh, I could bare the audiences' laughing
Willing to endure public judgment or ridicule
So lie and say you love me
Repeating the request for a false declaration of love
Lie one more time
Reiterating the desire for one more lie
Stay with me and painfully
Asking to endure the pain together
Just say we'll be alright
Hoping for reassurance that everything will be okay
Just lie
Emphasizing the desperation for a lie to ease the heartache
Tell me we'll go on and on and on forever
Longing for a perpetual and idealized relationship
Holding on to something better
Desiring a better future together
On and on and on forever
Repeating the longing for an eternal connection
Holding on to something, oh
Clutching onto something meaningful
Stay with me and painfully
Asking to stay together despite the pain
Just say we'll be alright
Pleading for assurance that everything will be okay
Just lie
Emphasizing the desperation for a lie to ease the heartache
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