Impossible Lyrics

Lyric discussion by NumLockMusic 

Cover art for Impossible lyrics by Shontelle

I would have to strongly disagree with previous comments.

This song means, well at least to me; that this girl took caution when it came to love, so she didn't completely open herself up to him. She was careless with their relationship, she left. Now that time has went by she realizes what they had was real...she was happy and now she's broken because they are no longer together...she took him for granted. She says I know empty promises will wear, she was the one at fault not him. He's on his own and is doing well without her, so in a sense he is embarrassing her on his own because he has moved on and is doing well without her, while she is looking back like why did I ever walk away from that relationship and is upset and her scars are open (her walls finally came down). He won!!!! Relationships are hard and she couldn't deal, she was weak and he was strong. Now she's saying he can tell everyone how she wants him back because she knows what real love is now and it was what they had when they were together but it's too late (she realized too late) and he could respond IMPOSSIBLE...he'll never take her back.

I think NumLock Music has it exactly right, his/her explanation made the most sense to me while I was listening to the song.

Completely agree with NumLockMusic. It makes sense with the repeated "I Did" and "I Know" through out the lyrics but the "Empty Promises" is what got me because i can see how she broke the relationship with those from being too cautious with love.

Yes, to me this is the best interpretation.

she took caution when it came to love (she says it) and then said "You were strong, but I was not" which points to the fact that she wasn't completely in the relationship.

i expect that they probably had an argument about it in some point in their relationship, and they split. A guy won't stick around for a girl that doesn't care about it so much, hence "You have gone and so effortlessly". "You have won" the argument - directed at the guy.

when she...