This song is about the end of a relationship. One where you sensed something was wrong, but you put your all into trying to hold it together. Feeling the heartbreak when it all falls apart and all of your hopes and dreams for what could have been come crashing down.
Lyrics
I was halfway up the stairs when you finally rung
Stopped where I was and breathed deep into my lungs
I knew it was coming I’d sensed it for some time
Said you didn’t know what to do
Oh but your mind was clearly made up
So here I am again in this state where I’m so familiar now
And I just don’t understand why nobody gives a damn and how
People are so happy to throw others away
Tossed aside like they never mattered anyway
And I never thought it would be that way for you and me
My expectations and my idealisations let me down again
I got sucked into potential of what I thought was essential
But you put me there
You never had my back, we can forget about that
When I needed you, you pulled away
I should have known it was a waterproof mascara kind of day
But in your head it’s all logical
And in my heart it’s all emotional
I wasn’t trying to question you, I’m trying to understand
How we got to here from where we were beforehand
And I’m so confused, I don’t know what it is I should do
My head’s spinning around, as I sit here in tears on the ground
My expectations and my idealisations let me down again
I got sucked into potential of what I thought was essential
But you put me there
You never had my back, we can forget about that
When I needed you, you pulled away
I should have known it was a waterproof mascara kind of day
I wasn’t trying to clip your wings
I wanted to help you fly
I was trying to do nice things
And what’s my thanks?
You won’t even see me to say goodbye