I’ve memorized the way the light hits the peeling paint, the same way I’ve memorized every broken promise you’ve whispered into the quiet hours of the morning. You tell me I’m "the one," but your actions are a different language—one that sounds like slamming doors and long, unexplained silences.
I used to think that loving you "so much" meant staying until the end. But now I see that the "so much" is exactly why I have to leave. It’s a love so heavy it’s starting to feel like a weight dragging us both underwater. You only reach for me when you’re sinking, and I’ve spent so long being your life vest that I’ve forgotten how to breathe on my own.
While her most famous song is "Surrender," she is often associated with heartfelt, devoted ballads about deep emotional bonds.
