Bare
The Cure Lyrics

If you've got something left to say
If you still have something you need to tell me

You'd better say it now
Do not wait any longer to say it

Anything but 'stay'
I do not want you to tell me to stay because we both know it is the end

Just say it now
Speak the truth now, no matter how difficult it might be

We know we've reached the end
We acknowledge that our relationship is coming to an end

We just don't know how
We do not know how to deal with the situation

"Well at least we'll still be friends"
The phrase is a cliche way of ending a relationship, but in reality, it rarely works out that way

Yeah one last useless vow
The promise to remain friends is meaningless and cannot change the fact that the relationship is over

"There are different ways to live"
People have different beliefs and lifestyles

Yeah I know that stuff
I am familiar with this concept

"Other ways to give"
There are other ways people can give, apart from the traditional ones

Yeah all that stuff
I understand what you are saying

But holding onto used to be
Clutching onto things that have already passed and are no longer relevant

Is not enough
That alone is unsatisfying and cannot bring back what has been lost

Memory's not life
Memories cannot replace life, they can only remind us of what was once there

And it's not love
Just holding onto memories and words cannot bring back the love that once existed

We should let it all go
We need to move on from the past

It never stays the same
Things change, and we cannot hold onto how things once were

So why does it hurt me like this
Even though I understand this, it still hurts me

When you say that I've changed?
Accusations of changing bring up negative feelings and cause pain

When you say that I've aged?
Likewise, comments about my age are hurtful

Say I'm afraid
Admit that the thought of change and losing the familiar is scary

And all the tears you cry
I understand that you are crying

They're not tears for me
But I also know it is not about me

Regrets about your life
Your tears are about your own regrets

They're not regrets for me
They are things that I cannot change and should not internalize

It never turns out how you want
Sometimes things do not go as planned

Why can't you see?
Why can you not understand that things do not always turn out the way we expect them to?

It all just slips away
Things can quickly be lost, and you cannot hold on by sheer willpower

It always slips away
Anything can and will slip away, eventually

So if you've got nothing left to say
If there is nothing left to say

Just say goodbye
Say goodbye to me

Turn your face away
Look away, and do not look back

And say goodbye
Make it clear that it is goodbye

You know we've reached the end
We both recognize that it is over

You just don't know why
But we do not understand why it has to be this way

And you know we can't pretend
We cannot fake it or ignore the reality of the situation

After all this time
In spite of the time we have spent together, it has come to this

But there are long long nights when I lay awake
Sometimes, when I am alone, I think about everything

And I think of what I've done
I consider my regrets and my mistakes

Of how I've thrown my sweetest dreams away
I realize that some of my biggest dreams have gone unfulfilled

And what I've really become
I reflect on who I am now versus who I once envisioned being

And however hard I try
Even if I put in a lot of effort

I will always feel regret
I will never be able to fully forgive myself

However hard I try
No matter what I do

I will never forget
The memory of what has happened will always stay with me