Lyrics
Did I wear you out?
Feeling exhausted, questioning if the relationship was too demanding.
Were you overwhelmed?
Wondering if the person felt overwhelmed in the relationship.
Were you dead all along?
Questioning if the partner was emotionally distant or unresponsive.
Can you open up...
Asking the person to open up emotionally.
Just enough
Requesting a modest level of emotional disclosure for healing.
to heal yourself and start again?
Encouraging the partner to heal and start afresh.
Well, I'm sorry...
Expressing regret for not being there.
I won't be there... I won't be there...
Reiterating the absence and acknowledging a change in the relationship.
We've changed.
Stating that both individuals have undergone changes.
It's not the same anymore...
Highlighting the irreversibility of the changes in the relationship.
You drag me down.
Accusing the person of bringing down the speaker.
Over and over... Over and over,
Emphasizing the repetitive nature of being dragged down.
again...
Reiterating the cycle of feeling dragged down.
When I wrapped you up
Recalling an act of care or protection involving wrapping up the person.
in plastic, take you home...
Expressing deep affection and the act of taking the person home.
I loved you more than
Claiming an intense love surpassing other relationships.
I'd ever loved anyone...
Conveying emotional pain associated with the intense love.
But it hurts too much
Acknowledging that the emotional pain is overwhelming.
to think about today,
Expressing difficulty in facing the current situation.
I never should have
Regretting the decision to let the person witness the speaker's vulnerability.
let you see me
Reflecting on the impact of personal change on the relationship.
lying here this way...
Reiterating the altered nature of the relationship.
We've changed.
Affirming that both individuals have experienced transformation.
It's not the same anymore...
Repeating the assertion that the relationship has changed.
You drag me down
Accusing the person of continuing to bring the speaker down.
Over and over... Over and over,
Emphasizing the repetitive and ongoing nature of feeling dragged down.
again...
Reiterating the cycle of being emotionally affected negatively.
Peace can look like a riot sometimes
Describing the conflicting appearance of peace and internal cleanliness.
but I'm clean inside and starting over.
Expressing a commitment to a fresh start after cleansing internally.
We can't hold on... we can't hold on...
Acknowledging the impossibility of holding onto the past.
We've changed.
Reiterating the profound changes in the relationship.
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