Clean Break
Alyssa Micaela Lyrics
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Boy you didn't fight it, no
You just let me go
You said "I′ll give you your space
I'll lose your number, yeah, I'll leave you alone"
And when your name comes up I got nothing but good things To say about us
It was just one of those things that
But I know now
There′s no such thing as a clean break
I learned it the hard way
Ain't nothing good about goodbye
Either way, it′s a heartache
No shortcut that we can take
I ain't even close to over you tonight
Wouldn′t this be easier
Mad than sad
If you were the man you said you'd be
Maybe I wouldn′t miss you holding me
There's no such thing as a clean break
I learned it the hard way
I said "Let's make a clean break
Let′s save ourselves from words that we don′t mean"
But how could you just walk away (walk away)
Like every step don't hurt you like it′s hurting me
'Cause when they ask if it′s true
I got nothing but good things to say about you
It was just one of those things that
Didn't work out
But I know now
There′s no such thing as a clean break
I'm learning the hard way
Ain't nothing good about goodbye
Either way, it′s a heartache
No shortcut that we can take
I ain′t even close to over you tonight
Wouldn't this be easier
Mad than sad
If you were the man you said you′d be
Maybe I wouldn't miss you holding me
There′s no such thing as a clean break
I'm learning the hard way
And once it′s gone (once it's gone)
You can't get it back (get it back)
Baby, when it′s done, it′s done
But just because (just because)
It didn't work
Doesn′t mean it wasn't love
There′s no such thing as a clean break
I'm learning the hard way
Either way, it′s a heartache
No shortcut that we can take
I ain't even close to over you tonight
Wouldn't this be easier
Mad than sad
If you were the man you said you′d be
Maybe I wouldn′t miss you holding me
There's no such thing as a clean break
I′m learning the hard way
There's no such thing as a clean break
I′m learning the hard way
In Alyssa Micaela's song "Clean Break," she talks about the pain and heartache of a breakup. She tells her former partner that they should make a clean break, and he agrees to give her space and leave her alone. However, she later realizes that there's no such thing as a clean break. She still has feelings for him and misses being held by him. She acknowledges that regardless of the approach taken, saying goodbye is always going to be difficult, and there's no easy way around it.
Throughout the song, Alyssa suggests that parting ways with someone you love is never easy, and there's no easy way to deal with the pain. She talks about how much she misses her former partner and how it would be easier if he were the man he said he'd be. She misses the connection they had, and even though she tried to make a clean break, she realizes that it's impossible to erase someone from your heart completely.
The song shows the harsh realities of relationships and how difficult breakups can be. It highlights the fact that regardless of how a couple decides to split, there will always be hurt, and there's no clean break.
Line by Line Meaning
I said "Let's make a clean break"
I suggested that we end our relationship without any lingering feelings or emotional attachments.
Boy you didn't fight it, no
You did not resist my suggestion to end our relationship.
You just let me go
You allowed me to leave without trying to stop me or convince me otherwise.
You said "I′ll give you your space
You promised to give me the time and distance I needed to move on from our relationship.
I'll lose your number, yeah, I'll leave you alone"
You agreed to cut off all contact with me to make the break up easier.
And when your name comes up I got nothing but good things
When people ask me about our relationship, I only have positive things to say about you.
To say about us
To say about the time we spent together as a couple.
It was just one of those things that
Our relationship was just one of those things that didn't work out, despite our best efforts.
Didn′t work out
Our relationship did not succeed in the way that we wanted it to.
But I know now
I have learned from our break up and understand that clean breaks are not always possible.
There′s no such thing as a clean break
Ending a relationship without any lingering emotional attachments is not always possible.
I learned it the hard way
I have learned that clean breaks are not possible through personal experience and heartache.
Ain't nothing good about goodbye
Saying goodbye is never a positive thing, regardless of the circumstances.
Either way, it′s a heartache
Breaking up with someone is always going to be emotionally painful, whether you're the one leaving or the one being left.
No shortcut that we can take
There is no easy way to end a relationship, no quick fix that can ease the pain of a break up.
I ain't even close to over you tonight
Even though we have broken up, I am still struggling to move on from our relationship.
Wouldn′t this be easier
It would be easier to deal with the pain of our break up if I were angry at you, rather than missing you.
Mad than sad
Being angry would be preferable to being sad and heartbroken.
If you were the man you said you'd be
If you had lived up to your promises and expectations, maybe our relationship would have worked out differently.
Maybe I wouldn′t miss you holding me
If our relationship had been different, I might not be feeling this deep sense of loss and longing for physical intimacy.
And once it′s gone (once it's gone)
Once a relationship has ended, it cannot be restored to what it once was.
You can't get it back (get it back)
It is impossible to go back in time and repair the broken pieces of a failed relationship.
Baby, when it′s done, it′s done
When a relationship has ended, it is over and cannot be undone.
But just because (just because)
However, just because our relationship did not work out, it does not mean that it was not meaningful and full of love.
It didn't work
Our relationship ended because it was not able to meet the needs or expectations of both parties.
Doesn′t mean it wasn't love
Despite our break up, the love that we shared for each other was real and genuine.
Writer(s): Corey Justin Crowder, Emily Marie Shackelton, Alyssa Micaela Bagley
Contributed by Alexandra E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.