Never Knows Best

"We accept the love we think we deserve."
"Can we make them know that they deserve more?"
"We can try."

It's not that I still feel her
But the emptiness remains
But I found a way to fight against the current
That caught me in her wake

This isn't a lesson in heartbreak, just in how it fades
And what I'd give to once again be a stranger to your face
As we pave the floor to cover the tracks
The past is out of focus, it's the force at my back
Fuck
I swear I never loved you at all
I swear I never loved you at all

The days I spent dreaming
Daydreaming, believing
Give me just a moment of your time
Let me follow the contours of your spine
Denial

I stare into the blight and see you're the poison
I'll show you, I'll do this, I'll make you believe
Your life won't be a memory even to me
All of the months that you kept me in fear
Gaslighting, blaming and faking your tears
Now that I can walk across the ocean floor
Aided by the weight of the steps that carry me
Now I'm so much better than I was before
Reaching for the hand that manifests destiny

I lost whatever I thought love was
But now I can see it starts with me

The days I spent dreaming
Daydreaming, believing
Give me just a moment of your time
Let me follow the contours of your spine
Denial

No, I've held on long enough
It's time to let you go and I'm so much better off