Plenty
Love's Betrayal: Unveiling the Pain in Sarah McLachlan's 'Plenty'
Lyrics
I looked into your eyes
I observed your eyes
They told me plenty
They conveyed a lot of information
I already knew
I already had knowledge of the truth
You never felt a thing
You never experienced any emotion
So soon forgotten all that you do
Quickly forgot all your actions
In more than words, I
Through actions more than words, I
Tried to tell you
Tried to communicate with you
The more I tried, I failed
The more I attempted, I failed
I would not let myself believe
I refused to believe
That you might stray
That you might go astray
And I would stand by you
And I would support you
No matter what they'd say
No matter what others said
I would have thought I'd be with you
I expected to be with you
Until my dying day
Until my last day alive
Until my dying day
-I used to think my life
I used to feel my life
Was often empty
Was frequently devoid of meaning
A lonely space to fill
A space of solitude to be filled
You hurt me more than
You caused more pain than
I ever would have imagined
I could have ever imagined
You made my world stand still
You made my world come to a standstill
And in that stillness
And in that quietude
There was a freedom
There was a sense of liberation
I never felt before
I had never experienced before
I would not let myself believe
I refused to believe
That you might stray
That you might go astray
And I would stand by you
And I would support you
No matter what they'd say
No matter what others said
I would have thought I'd be with you
I expected to be with you
Until my dying day
Until my last day alive
Until my dying day
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