Lyrics
Even if you broke me
Expressing resilience despite emotional pain and being broken.
Half a decade ago
Referring to a significant period in the past, emphasizing the enduring impact.
Crawled into my heart space
Describing the invasion of the emotional space by someone special.
And made yourself at home
Highlighting the establishment of a deep connection and familiarity.
Then carved your way out slowly
Portraying a painful departure, using a metaphor of carving with a jagged knife.
With such a jagged knife
Emphasizing the harshness and emotional damage caused during the departure.
That by the time you made it out
Highlighting the extended duration and impact of the departure on the speaker.
You'd take up half my life
Expressing the significant time investment in the relationship.
I'd still let you in again
Indicating a willingness to open up emotionally again despite past pain.
Even if it killed me
Stressing the willingness to endure severe consequences for the sake of love.
Your love simply thrilled me
Reflecting on the thrilling nature of the love experienced.
I don't regret it in the least bit
Affirming the absence of regrets regarding the past relationship.
Even if you'd hurt me
Acknowledging the occurrence of emotional hurt from the person in question.
A million times before
Quantifying the frequency of past emotional injuries.
From the way that you'd desert me
Describing the emotional abandonment experienced in the past.
To the way you'd slam the door
Recalling instances of dramatic exits and emotional turbulence.
And the way you'd always lie
Pointing out a pattern of dishonesty in the past relationship.
And I would always let it go
Highlighting a tendency to overlook lies and forgive.
And the way you'd make me cry
Acknowledging the emotional impact of past events without expressing it.
Though I never told you so
Explaining the silence about emotional pain despite its existence.
I'd still let you in again
Reiterating the willingness to reopen emotionally despite past experiences.
Even if it killed me
Reemphasizing the acceptance of potential harm for the sake of love.
Your love simply thrilled me
Recalling the thrilling and positive aspects of the past relationship.
I don't regret it in the least bit, baby
Reiterating the absence of regrets about the past, particularly in a romantic context.
Though I wouldn't take you back now
Acknowledging a reluctance to rekindle the past relationship despite feelings.
I still wouldn't take it back, no way, no how
Emphasizing the permanence of decisions made, even in the face of pain.
'Cause even though it hurts, I know
Expressing the understanding that love can be painful but affirming past feelings.
I loved you even so
Affirming the enduring love despite the pain associated with the past relationship.
I can't let you in again
Recognizing the necessity of maintaining emotional distance for self-preservation.
Darlin' it would kill me
Accepting the potential harm of rekindling the relationship and choosing not to.
So even if it kills me
Affirming the difficult decision to let go, even if it is emotionally painful.
I have to let you go
Expressing the finality of the decision to move on from the past relationship.
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