I believe in clean breaks, I keep the old troubles away
But you're making sure
I was lying when I said
I can leave
This behind
I need you to ruin me
For this, finally
'Cause it's burying me
Now, I'm in these old knots
Each move keeps me locked away
With each new embrace
I have tied myself up
More tightly
Into you
Oh, but the more I fight
Then the deeper I'm trapped
And I can't break free of this hold that you have
And I crave you more
Under the heat of your touch
And I need your skin
To ruin me
For this wicked town
Where your ghosts are bound
To me
One last sacrifice
Of this ritual escape
I believe in (this ritual) clean breaks
I was lying when I said
I believe in (this ritual) clean break
I was lying when I said
I believe in (this ritual) clean breaks
I was lying when I said
I believe in clean breaks
But you're making sure
I was lying when I said
I can leave
This behind
I need you to ruin me
For this, finally
'Cause it's burying me
Now, I'm in these old knots
Each move keeps me locked away
With each new embrace
I have tied myself up
More tightly
Into you
Oh, but the more I fight
Then the deeper I'm trapped
And I can't break free of this hold that you have
And I crave you more
Under the heat of your touch
And I need your skin
To ruin me
For this wicked town
Where your ghosts are bound
To me
One last sacrifice
Of this ritual escape
I believe in (this ritual) clean breaks
I was lying when I said
I believe in (this ritual) clean break
I was lying when I said
I believe in (this ritual) clean breaks
I was lying when I said
I believe in clean breaks
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Perfect break up song. Even when you're denying that you can make a clean cut it doesn't work. There are always two options - realising why you were in love and staying with the one you got being happy - or - and that's what means the last paragraph to me - leaving is always hard, there are noch clean breaks. The last sentence saying "I was lying when I said i believe in clean breaks" perfectly fits to it. Having a friendship after that is too difficult for both sides so there won't be a clear break. Even the person who breaks up has to fight this touching moments to get a clean break. Giving up a person you love will be always a kind of losing what you believed in. I think the lyrics express this emotion quite well.