Memory
Patent Pending Lyrics


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This is me getting over you
This is the best that I can do.
This is me letting go
The last to know
Mistakes you can't undo

This is me burning photographs
This is me filling in the gaps
This is how it has to be
The last to see
The best of me is found

Everything about you
Is like a memory
It's like everything you said
You never said to me

Head in the clouds
It was love
I'd mistaken for falling down

I was holding onto something that
I thought could be
The greatest love song of the century

Left me alone to pick up
Every piece of the mess you made of me
You're the very worst part of me

This is you wishing it's not true
This is doing all that you can do
This is me walking out
Removing doubt
The things I never knew

This is how it feels to know you're wrong
This is understanding all along
This is all I have to know
I told you so
It comes and goes around

I miss the smell of alcohol
And falling apart
And now I'm patient
Waiting for your call

Is breaking my heart
Now it's losing its appeal
How always think it's weird how I worry
'cause I worry

And I've been known to judge
A person by their matter of fact
But don't you bother with equations
'cause I'm finished with that
Like how me minus you equals me completely
(me minus you equals me completely [x4])





You're the very worst part of me.

Overall Meaning

The song "Memory" by Patent Pending talks about a person who is letting go of a past relationship. This is evident in the first few lines where the singer sings, "This is me getting over you / This is the best that I can do / This is me letting go / The last to know / Mistakes you can't undo." The singer then goes on to describe how they are burning photographs and filling in the gaps, symbolizing that they are erasing their memories of the relationship. The chorus talks about how everything about the person is like a memory and how they had mistaken love for falling down. The verse then talks about how the singer is picking up the pieces of the mess that the person has made and how they are the worst part of the singer. The song ends with the singer being patient and waiting for the person to call.


Overall, the song has a sad and reflective tone, and it talks about the journey of letting go and moving on from a past relationship. The lyrics are emotional and relatable, and they capture the feelings of heartbreak and loss.


Line by Line Meaning

This is me getting over you
I am finally moving on from the pain you caused me


This is the best that I can do.
I've done everything in my power and given my all to move on


This is me letting go
I am releasing the hold that you had on me


The last to know
You were oblivious to my struggles throughout this process


Mistakes you can't undo
The damage you caused cannot be reversed or erased


This is me burning photographs
I am erasing all physical reminders of you from my life


This is me filling in the gaps
I am finding closure to the unanswered questions left between us


This is how it has to be
This is the only way that I can move forward


The last to see
You weren't a part of the healing process


The best of me is found
I have discovered my strength and resilience throughout this journey


Everything about you
Your existence has a profound impact on me


Is like a memory
I can no longer truly connect with who you are


It's like everything you said
I can't help but think about the things you've said to me


You never said to me
But it turns out, I was never really on your mind


Head in the clouds
I was lost in the fantasy of what our relationship could be


It was love
I thought what we had was love, but I was wrong


I'd mistaken for falling down
I thought I was falling in love, but instead you brought me down


I was holding onto something that
I was holding onto a false hope that our love could survive


I thought could be
I had faith that our love could overcome anything


The greatest love song of the century
Our love story could have been legendary, but it wasn't meant to be


Left me alone to pick up
You left me to deal with the mess that you created


Every piece of the mess you made of me
I am tasked with rebuilding myself in the aftermath of your destruction


This is you wishing it's not true
You are in denial about the reality of our situation


This is doing all that you can do
You are trying to fix things, but it's too late for that


This is me walking out
I am done with this toxic relationship


Removing doubt
I am finally certain in my decision to leave


The things I never knew
I have learned a lot in the aftermath of our breakup


This is how it feels to know you're wrong
You are finally realizing the error of your ways


This is understanding all along
I have always known what you are just now realizing


This is all I have to know
This is the final piece of closure I needed to move on


I told you so
I tried to warn you, but you didn't listen


It comes and goes around
You reap what you sow


I miss the smell of alcohol
I am struggling with the pain of our breakup


And falling apart
I am barely holding myself together


And now I'm patient
I am waiting for the pain to pass


Waiting for your call
Hoping that you'll come back, but knowing that you won't


Is breaking my heart
This hope is causing me more pain


Now it's losing its appeal
This hope is starting to fade away


How always think it's weird how I worry
I am worried about the future yet I struggle to let go of the past


'cause I worry
My anxiety and fear is consuming me


And I've been known to judge
I have a tendency to be judgmental towards others


A person by their matter of fact
I make assumptions about people based on their actions


But don't you bother with equations
Don't try to calculate my emotions or actions


'cause I'm finished with that
I am moving towards a future without you


Like how me minus you equals me completely
I am complete within myself, I don't need you to define me


(me minus you equals me completely [x4])


You're the very worst part of me.
I realize now that you have brought out the worst in me and I am better off without you




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