Best of Me
♥Sum 41 Lyrics

It's so hard
Admitting fault is difficult

To say that
To verbalize

I'm sorry
Apologizing

I'll make everything all right
Promising to fix the situation

All these things
Referring to past mistakes

That I've done
Actions taken in the past

Now what have
Asking about the current state of being

I become, and where'd I go wrong?
Questioning how past actions have changed the present and identifying mistakes

I don't need to hurt just to put you first
Prioritizing someone's well-being should not require causing harm to oneself

I won't tell you lies
Refusing to deceive

I will stand accused with my hand on my heart
Taking responsibility for one's actions

I'm just trying to say...
Beginning to express remorse

I'm sorry
Apologizing

It's all that I can say
Acknowledging limited ability to rectify the situation

You mean so much, and I'd fix all that I've done
The person being apologized to holds great importance and the apologizer desires to correct mistakes

If I could start again
Desire to redo past actions

I'd throw it all away
Discard negative past actions

To the shadows of regrets, and you would have the best of me
Forgiving oneself for past mistakes and offering the best version of oneself moving forward

I know that
Having self-awareness

I can't take
Unable to reverse past events

Back all of
Undoing everything

The mistakes but I will try
Stating intention to make amends

Although it's
Despite the difficulty

Not easy
A difficult situation

I know you
Having understanding

Believe me 'cause I would not lie
Requesting trust in one's honesty

Don't believe their lies told through jealous aisles
Warning against falsehoods spread by others

They don't understand
Others lack understanding

I won't break your heart; I won't bring you down
Promising not to cause harm to the person being apologized to

But I will have to say...
Desire to express regret

I'm sorry
Apologizing

It's all that I can say
Acknowledging limited ability to rectify the situation

You mean so much, and I'd fix all that I've done
The person being apologized to holds great importance and the apologizer desires to correct mistakes

If I could start again
Desire to redo past actions

I'd throw it all away
Discard negative past actions

To the shadows of regrets, and you would have the best of me
Forgiving oneself for past mistakes and offering the best version of oneself moving forward