Broken
Kelly Rowland Lyrics

Broken, broken
Repeating that she is broken because of the pain caused by the person who left her.

How could you leave me
Expressing her confusion on how the person she trusted could leave her in a broken state.

I can say I erased you from my mind
She can claim that she no longer thinks about him and forgets about the memories they shared.

And never think of you
She emphasizes that forgetting about him is the only way she can cope with the pain.

And forget about the friends we made
She is willing to let go of the friends they had in common as an attempt to heal.

If that's what I need to do
She acknowledges that forgetting about him and their mutual friends is the necessary path to follow to move on.

You can act like the only way that you exist is in a dream
The person can manipulate his reality to avoid being present for her.

It's the only way out of my reality
She admits that seeing the person is too painful and hurting for her.

I can change the channel every time our favorite show comes on
She now associates his memory with the things they used to enjoy together and cannot bear to watch them with him absent.

And get mad at the radio cuz they just played your favorite song
Hearing his favorite music reminds her of him too much and it hurts her.

I could find another guy and try to love you out of my life
Her last resort to forget him involves trying to replace him with another person.

But it just gets harder every time we try
Trying to forget him only causes more pain.

Oh, that's why I'm broken
She is still struggling to cope with her broken state.

And its hurting me boy cuz you just left me
She blames the person for her pain, declaring that they left her.

And because of you I don't know if I can love again
The experience of heartbreak makes her lose trust in the possibility of loving again.

But I can't believe boy that this is the end (this is the end)
She is still in denial that the relationship has truly ended.

Be together once again
She still wishes to be with the person again despite the pain they caused her.

'Cause boy I'm broken
She reiterates her broken state as a reason why she wants to be with him again.

I can take the pictures that we took and throw them all away
She is willing to discard all the memories they shared.

And every letter that you wrote boy
She does not want to keep any letter he wrote to her.

I want to forget what you had to say (What you had to say)
She wants to forget everything he ever said to her to erase the pain they caused her.

Cuz I could never understand what you did to me on that day
She is still trying to make sense of why he broke her heart.

That's the only part I wish I could replace
The only thing she wishes she could change is the final moment where he hurt her.

Ohh if I had a choice
She ruminates on what life could have been like if he had stayed with her.

Baby you'd still be right here with me
She would have preferred if he stayed with her so she would not be so broken.

And if you give me a voice
She wants the opportunity to air her feelings.

Baby I'd tell you I dont want you to leave
She would communicate that she does not want to be left alone in her broken state.

Cuz boy I'm broken
She reminds him of her broken state and how much she needs him there with her.

How could you leave me (how could you leave me)
She is still in disbelief that he could leave her when she needed him the most.