Lyrics
I can't be with you
I cannot be in a relationship with you.
Cut you loose
Decide to end the connection with you.
Cause I'm scared I'll make the same mistakes
Fearful of repeating past mistakes, avoiding potential harm.
The things I'd put you through
Acknowledging the difficulties and challenges I would subject you to.
Would be too cruel
The consequences for you would be too harsh.
If we fall in love then it would be too late
If we fall in love now, it might be too late to avoid complications.
Too late
Reiterating the idea that it's too late for love.
Story time, aight this is how it went
Beginning a story to illustrate a past experience.
Me, a guy, finally thought I got it right
Reflecting on a time when I thought I had a successful relationship.
1 year in, not sure I was her type
Uncertainty about being the right match for her after a year.
Every night she'd keep me on the line
She would keep me engaged in conversation every night.
But we were runnin out of borrowed time
We were running out of time for our relationship.
Kind of relieved I got to let her go
Feeling a sense of relief after letting her go.
It was less for love and more for show
The relationship was more for show than genuine love.
Love's not black and white like an oreo
Love is complex, not as simple as black and white.
But I still see her shadows
Despite ending the relationship, her presence is still felt.
I can't be with you
Repeating the inability to be together.
Cut you loose
Choosing to end the connection.
Cause I'm scared I'll make the same mistakes
Fearful of repeating past mistakes, avoiding potential harm.
The things I'd put you through
Acknowledging the difficulties and challenges I would subject you to.
Would be too cruel
The consequences for you would be too harsh.
If we fall in love then it would be too late
If we fall in love now, it might be too late to avoid complications.
But I'm underwater
Feeling overwhelmed and submerged in emotions.
I'm drowning in my loneliness
Experiencing loneliness to the point of drowning.
I wake up cold alone and I'm so sick and tired of this pain
Waking up alone and tired of the emotional pain.
I know I can't complain but sometimes I wish you'd stay stay stay stay
Expressing a desire for the person to stay despite difficulties.
I wish you would stay
Repeating the wish for the person to stay.
I know I can't complain
Acknowledging the inability to complain despite the pain.
Why did we meet when I should be alone
Questioning the timing of meeting when solitude might be better.
Even when I'm lost you make me feel like home
Even in moments of being lost, the person makes me feel at home.
Every time you leave don't want to let you go
Reluctance to let the person go when they leave.
To let you go
Reiterating the difficulty of letting go.
Me, a guy, finally thought I got it right
Reflecting on a time when I thought I had a successful relationship.
1 year in, not sure I was her type
Uncertainty about being the right match for her after a year.
Every night she'd keep me on the line
She would keep me engaged in conversation every night.
But we were runnin out of borrowed time
We were running out of time for our relationship.
Kind of relieved I got to let her go
Feeling a sense of relief after letting her go.
It was less for love and more for show
The relationship was more for show than genuine love.
Love's not black and white like an oreo
Love is complex, not as simple as black and white.
But I still see her shadows
Despite ending the relationship, her presence is still felt.
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