You Sent Me Flying
Amy Winehouse - [Frank - Deluxe Edition] Lyrics

Lent you outsiders and my new Badu
I shared parts of myself with you, including my interests and music taste.

While you were thinking I didn't have a clue
You underestimated me and assumed I didn't know what was going on.

Tough to sort files with your voice in my head
My thoughts and feelings are clouded by memories of you.

So then I bribed you downstairs with a Marlboro Red, uh huh
I tried to get your attention by offering you a cigarette.

And now I feel so small discovering you knew
I am embarrassed and humiliated that you were aware of my true feelings.

How much more torture would you have put me through?
I wonder how much longer I would have suffered if you had not ended things.

You probably saw me laughing at all your jokes
You noticed how I responded positively to your humor.

Or how I did not mind when you stole all my smokes, yeah
I allowed you to take my cigarettes without complaining because I wanted to please you.

And although my pride is not easy to disturb, yeah
I am someone who is normally self-assured and confident.

You sent me flying when you kicked me to the curb
However, you hurt my feelings deeply when you broke up with me.

With your battered jeans and your Beasties tee
Your casual style only emphasizes how little effort you put into our relationship.

Now I can't work like this, with you next to me
I am unable to concentrate on anything when you are around.

And although he's nothing in the scheme of my years
I know that in the grand scheme of things, this relationship is not significant.

It just serves to bludgeon my futile tears
But in the moment, the pain feels overwhelming.

And I'm not use to this, no no, I observe yeah, I don't chase
I am not used to feeling so powerless, I prefer to be in control.

But now I'm stuck with consequences, thrust in my face, yeah
I am facing the consequences of my actions and emotions head-on.

And the melodramas of my day delivery blows
The trivial problems of my daily life feel like serious issues after the breakup.

And that surpass your rejection, it just goes to show
These struggles I now face are more significant than the rejection I received from you.

A simple attraction that reflects right back to me
This was a simple case of attraction that I projected onto you.

So I'm not as into you as I appear to be
My feelings were not as strong as they seemed at the time.

Although my pride, yeah, is not easily disturbed
I usually don't let things get to me, but this was an exception.

So with your battered jeans, yeah, and your Beasties tee
Even your clothing reminds me of the pain you caused me.

His message was brutal but the delivery was kind
Your breakup message was blunt, but you were at least gentle in your approach.

Maybe if I get this down, I'll get it off my mind, yeah
Maybe writing out my thoughts will help me let go of the pain.

Oh it serves to condition me and smoothen my kinks
Writing helps me get my emotions in order and calms me down.

Despite my frustration for the way that he thinks
I am still frustrated with your decision and how you approach relationships.

And I knew the truth, when it came, would be to that effect
Deep down, I knew my relationship with you wasn't going to end well.

At least you're attracted to me which I did not expect
At the very least, I am comforted by the fact that you were attracted to me.

Didn't think you'd get my number down as such
I didn't think you had me figured out so well.

But I never hated myself, for my age so much, yeah
After our breakup, I am insecure about my age and where I am in life.

Now I can't work like this, no, with you next to me
Even being in the same room as you is paralyzing.