This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
I've started to pick myself up, cause I've fallen too far to admit
Its my fault for considering it
And these lies go too far to cover them up so I fall
Its my fault and I have to admit, you were wrong
Its about time I stood up, give myself the time to forgive
Listen up and start writing it in
Cause these lines are screwed up, I wish I could ignore all the things
Its your fault for considering it
And you've finally started seeing yourself through my eyes
Found time and I have to admit you were right
Yes you were and I'm proud to announce that in time you'll feel fine, you'll feel fine
Cause you're taking control, making sure that youve got things figured out
I'm finally taking control, cause Ive got things in better perspective now
And I want you to know, (And I want you to know) that we're expecting the best, we're expecting amazing things from you
Break out of this home broken town and Ive got something for you
Leave me to my desperation, have some things that might just hold me back from it
I've got time and an ear to listen and a feeling that youre really needing this
I cant help it and Im really sorry, I'm hurting more than I have ever hurt before
I crossed lines and a calm surrender, lots of compassion but you've got no where to go
And Ive finally started seeing myself through your eyes
Found time and you have to admit I was right
Yes you were and Im proud to announce that with time I'll feel fine, I'll feel fine.
Cause you're taking control, making sure that youve got things figured out
I'm finally taking control, cause I've got things in better perspective now
And I want you to know, (And I want you to know) that we're expecting the best, we're expecting amazing things from you
Break out of this home broken town and Ive got something for you
I've got something for you
Saved me from myself today, heard from someone you needed to be
Saved me from myself today (X2)(Heard from someone you needed to be)
Saved me from myself today (X2)(Heard from someone you needed to be) (X2)
Save me from myself today
Heard from someone you needed to be...
Its my fault for considering it
And these lies go too far to cover them up so I fall
Its my fault and I have to admit, you were wrong
Its about time I stood up, give myself the time to forgive
Listen up and start writing it in
Cause these lines are screwed up, I wish I could ignore all the things
Its your fault for considering it
And you've finally started seeing yourself through my eyes
Found time and I have to admit you were right
Yes you were and I'm proud to announce that in time you'll feel fine, you'll feel fine
Cause you're taking control, making sure that youve got things figured out
I'm finally taking control, cause Ive got things in better perspective now
And I want you to know, (And I want you to know) that we're expecting the best, we're expecting amazing things from you
Break out of this home broken town and Ive got something for you
Leave me to my desperation, have some things that might just hold me back from it
I've got time and an ear to listen and a feeling that youre really needing this
I cant help it and Im really sorry, I'm hurting more than I have ever hurt before
I crossed lines and a calm surrender, lots of compassion but you've got no where to go
And Ive finally started seeing myself through your eyes
Found time and you have to admit I was right
Yes you were and Im proud to announce that with time I'll feel fine, I'll feel fine.
Cause you're taking control, making sure that youve got things figured out
I'm finally taking control, cause I've got things in better perspective now
And I want you to know, (And I want you to know) that we're expecting the best, we're expecting amazing things from you
Break out of this home broken town and Ive got something for you
I've got something for you
Saved me from myself today, heard from someone you needed to be
Saved me from myself today (X2)(Heard from someone you needed to be)
Saved me from myself today (X2)(Heard from someone you needed to be) (X2)
Save me from myself today
Heard from someone you needed to be...
Lyrics submitted by paindisfunctionhate
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