Lyrics
Let's be honest
Expressing a desire for honesty.
That was never somethin' you were good at
Highlighting a lack of proficiency in being honest.
I remember you would throw your empty words at me
Recalling instances of insincere or empty words directed at the speaker.
And I came back for more
Acknowledging a pattern of returning for more despite the insincerity.
I came back for more
Emphasizing the recurrence of returning for more.
You claimed to only want the best for me
Noting a claim of wanting the best for the speaker.
Say you love me then you up and leave (Up and leave)
Pointing out a contradiction – expressing love and then leaving abruptly.
Whoa
Conveying surprise or strong emotion.
You made me wanna run to someone else
Indicating that the actions of the other person led to a desire to seek comfort elsewhere.
You made me second guess about myself
Reflecting on the impact of the relationship on the speaker's self-esteem.
You had me so afraid
Expressing fear caused by the other person's actions.
Never thought you'd walk away
Expressing surprise at the unexpected departure.
Had I known it was your last day
Regretting not realizing it was the last day of the relationship.
Would have done my best to make you wanna
Expressing a desire to have made the relationship more desirable.
Stay
Directly expressing a wish for the person to stay.
Can you imagine your little princess waitin' by the telephone
Creating an image of a waiting daughter for added emotional impact.
She waits so patiently for you to call and say hello but
Declaring a shift in the speaker's desires, preferring solitude.
I don't think I want that anymore
Rejecting the idea of waiting for the other person's call.
No I think I'm better off alone
Affirming the decision to be better off alone.
Cause you had me so afraid
Reiterating the fear caused by the person's actions.
Never thought you'd walk away
Expressing surprise at the unexpected departure (repeated).
Had I known it was your last day
Regretting not realizing it was the last day of the relationship (repeated).
Would have done my best to make you wanna
Expressing a desire to have made the relationship more desirable (repeated).
Stay
Directly expressing a wish for the person to stay (repeated).
I would have done my best to make you wanna
Reiterating the desire to make the relationship more appealing.
So much pain and all these tears I
Describing emotional pain and tears.
Wonder if I'm enough
Questioning the speaker's adequacy in the eyes of the other person.
All those words you should have said you
Highlighting words that were left unsaid during a period of lost connection.
Said when we lost touch
Referring to words spoken during a time of disconnection.
Cause you had me so afraid
Reiterating the fear caused by the person's actions (repeated).
Never thought you'd walk away
Expressing surprise at the unexpected departure (repeated).
Had I known it was your last day
Regretting not realizing it was the last day of the relationship (repeated).
Would have done my best to make you
Expressing a desire to have made the relationship more desirable (repeated).
You had me so afraid
Reiterating the fear caused by the person's actions (repeated).
Never thought you'd walk away
Expressing surprise at the unexpected departure (repeated).
Had I known it was your last day
Regretting not realizing it was the last day of the relationship (repeated).
Would have done my best to let you walk
Expressing a desire to have made the departure easier.
Away
Emphasizing the wish to let the person walk away.
I would have done my best to let you walk
Reiterating the desire to let the person walk away.
Away
Stating the intention to let the person walk away (repeated).
I'll let you walk away
Finalizing the decision to let the person walk away.
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