Out From Under
Britney Spears Lyrics

Breathe you out
Trying to let go of someone who keeps coming back into her life

Breathe you in
Even though she tries to let go, memories of this person continue to invade her thoughts

You keep coming back to tell me
This person keeps trying to convince her that they were meant to be together

You're the one who could have been
This person had the potential to be her perfect partner, in theory

And my eyes see it all so clear
She can see that this relationship could never have worked out, despite the potential

It was long ago and far away but it never disappears
Memories of this person and their failed relationship still linger, despite the distance and time that has passed

I try to put it in the past
She has tried to move on from this person and their relationship

Hold on to myself and don't look back
She is determined to focus on herself and move forward in life

I don't wanna dream about
She doesn't want to dwell on fantasies of what could have been

All the things that never were
She doesn't want to think about the potential that was never actualized

Maybe I can live without
She believes she is strong enough to move on without this person

When I'm out from under
When she is no longer weighed down by the burden of this failed relationship

I don't wanna feel the pain
She doesn't want to continue hurting because of this person's actions

What good would it do me now
There is no benefit to continuing to feel pain from this person

I'll get it all figured out
She has confidence that she will be able to move on and find happiness

So let me go
She wants this person to release her from their grasp

Just let me fly away
She wants to be free and move forward in her life

Let me feel the space between us growing deeper
She wants to create distance and move on from this relationship

And much darker every day
As she moves forward without this person, their memory becomes more distant and darker

Watch me now and I'll be someone new
She is determined to move on and become someone different than who she was in that relationship

My heart will be unbroken
She will find a way to move on and love again

It will open up for everyone but you
This person will no longer hold a special place in her heart

Even when I cross the line
Even when she makes mistakes

It's like a lie I've told a thousand times
She has told herself the same lies about this person and their relationship again and again

Part of me still believes
She can't completely let go of the hope that they could have worked out

When you say you're gonna stick around
When this person promises to stay in her life

We can find a way to work it out
She still wants to believe that they can make it work

But I know that we tried everything we could try
The relationship failed despite their best efforts

So let's just say goodbye
It's time to move on and say goodbye to this relationship

From under, from under, from under, from under
The repetition of this lyric emphasizes her desire to move on and leave this relationship behind her