All or Nothing
Embracing Imperfect Love: The Struggle of Being All or Nothing
Lyrics
You don't let me give up, you don't let me back down
You are supportive and don't let me give up or back down.
'Cause I can say that it's over and you turn it around
If I declare it's over, you turn the situation around.
Well I'm done trying to hide that I'm getting too tired to fight
I admit that I'm tired of hiding and fighting.
I'm getting too tired to fight
Expressing exhaustion from the ongoing struggle.
'Cause I'm always all or nothing
I tend to be all or nothing in my approach to relationships.
But after all this time I still can't shake you
Despite time passing, I can't shake my feelings for you.
Yeah it's true, if I were you, I'd be long gone by now
If I were in your position, I might have left by now.
'Cause I'm hard to love, you always make it look so easy somehow
Acknowledging that I'm hard to love, but you make it seem easy.
'Cause I'm hard to love
Reiteration of being difficult to love.
Yeah I'm hard to love
Emphasizing the challenging nature of love.
I can't trust my own heart, it just doesn't act right
I struggle to trust my own heart's decisions.
It chooses the wrong time to run and the wrong time to fight
My heart acts unpredictably, making it hard to navigate.
Well you know that I love you for sticking around
Gratitude for your presence despite blaming you at times.
When I blame it on you like I always do
Admitting to unfairly blaming you in challenging moments.
'Cause I'm always all or nothing
Reiteration of an all-or-nothing approach to love.
But after all this time I still can't shake you
Despite time passing, my feelings for you persist.
Yeah it's true, if I were you, I'd be long gone by now
If I were in your position, I might have left by now.
'Cause I'm hard to love, you always make it look so easy somehow
Reiteration of being hard to love, but you make it seem easy.
'Cause I'm hard to love
Emphasizing the difficulty of loving the speaker.
I'm hard to love
Repeating the sentiment of being hard to love.
Why do I do this all the time?
Expressing frustration about repeated relationship challenges.
I always find myself held in the arms of a lesser love
Frequently finding oneself in less fulfilling relationships.
And right when I think I'm doing fine
Despite feeling okay, setbacks occur, creating distance.
I trip and get a hundred million steps behind
Unexpected challenges causing a significant setback.
Oh but you're so kind
Despite setbacks, you remain kind and understanding.
You don't mind
Your kindness and understanding are appreciated.
I'm too much, I'm too proud, I'm too stubborn to say
Admitting personal flaws—being too much, proud, and stubborn.
I can't seem to get myself out of my own damn way
Struggling to overcome personal obstacles and patterns.
And I know, there's a lot I don't know
Acknowledging personal limitations and lack of knowledge.
But you don't seem to mind so I'll just let it go
You don't seem to mind my shortcomings, so I'll accept them.
Baby, I'm sorry
An apology for making the relationship primarily about the speaker.
That I made it about me
Acknowledging the self-centered nature of past actions.
I'm human, but I'm set free
Claiming human imperfection but expressing a sense of freedom.
So I'll just let you love me
Deciding to accept and allow yourself to be loved.
Yeah I know, I can be hard to love sometimes
Acknowledging personal challenges in being loved.
But you make it look so easy somehow
Recognizing that you make loving the speaker appear easy.
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