Beautifully Unfinished
Ella Henderson Lyrics

Sunday, rain drops, clock goes tick tock
The singer feels lonely on a lazy Sunday and the sound of the clock ticking accentuates her solitude.

I hate myself for staring at the phone
The singer feels guilty and foolish for obsessing over a person who has not reciprocated her feelings.

Get all your text, can't erase them
The singer cannot resist reading the messages from the person she is infatuated with, even though they cause her pain.

I call you up but I know you're not alone
The singer cannot resist reaching out to the person she is infatuated with, even though she knows he is with someone else.

I know that I should not hold on, so why can't I let go?
The singer is aware that she should move on from her infatuation, but is unable to do so.

'Cause every time I'm with you somehow I forget to breathe
The person the singer is infatuated with has such a strong effect on her that she loses focus on everything else when around him.

You got me like a rag doll,
The person the singer is infatuated with has complete control over her emotions.

Now I'm dancing on your string
The person the singer is infatuated with has complete control over her actions.

And I keep trying to figure out who you are to me
The singer is confused about her feelings for the person she is infatuated with and is trying to define their relationship.

But maybe all that we are meant to be
The singer suggests that their relationship may not have a clear definition.

Is beautifully unfinished, beautifully unfinished
The singer believes that their undefined relationship has its own beauty and is valuable despite not being clearly defined.

You left your kiss like a bruise on my lips
The person the singer is infatuated with has left a physical and emotional impression on her through his actions.

Your fingerprints are tattooed on my skin
The singer is deeply affected and changed by her relationship with the person she is infatuated with.

And hush now, don't cry, build your walls high
The singer is trying to protect herself from being hurt by building emotional walls.

And don't you dare come creeping in
The singer does not want the person she is infatuated with to manipulate or control her emotions.

'Cause you're the one that I can't lose
The singer is deeply attached and emotionally invested in the person she is infatuated with.

You're the one that I can't win
The singer is not able to control the emotional power the person she is infatuated with has over her.

And I hate you, and I love you
The singer has complicated and conflicting emotions towards the person she is infatuated with.

And I wish you'd go away
The singer wishes that the person she is infatuated with wasn't in her life to cause her pain.

And I hate you, and I love you
The singer reiterates her confusing emotions for the person she is infatuated with.

And I wish that you would stay
Despite the confusion and pain it causes her, the singer wishes that the person she is infatuated with would stay in her life.

'Cause every time I'm with you somehow I forget to breathe
The person the singer is infatuated with has a profound effect on her and leaves her feeling breathless.

You got me like a rag doll,
The person the singer is infatuated with has complete control over her emotions and actions.

Now I'm dancing on your string
The singer feels manipulated and controlled by the person she is infatuated with.

And I keep trying to figure out who you are to me
The singer continues to struggle with defining her relationship with the person she is infatuated with.

But maybe all that we are meant to be
The singer suggests that their relationship may not have a clear definition.

Is beautifully unfinished
The singer suggests that their undefined relationship has its own beauty and value.

we're beautifully unfinished
The singer includes herself in the undefined relationship and acknowledges that it is mutually undefined and valuable.