In My Defense
Reach the Sky Lyrics


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Over time I've watched you change. Now I wonder what you have become. What have you become? Has it dawned on you I haven't done a thing but sit back and watch you tear apart what we had. The only mistake I ever made was placing my faith in you but I can't control what's out of my hands (this time I know where I went wrong). Nothing we shared was ever good enough for you. Nothing we shared was ever good enough at all. There is no way, there's just no way you're going to turn it around on me. There is no way, there's just no way, you're going to take this away from me




Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Reach the Sky's "In My Defense" speak to the heartbreak and betrayal of realizing someone you once trusted and believed in has become someone unrecognizable. The singer has seen the person he thought he knew turn into someone entirely different, tearing apart the relationship they once shared. He acknowledges that he made a mistake in putting his faith in this person, but ultimately recognizes that the situation is out of his control.


The line "Nothing we shared was ever good enough for you" speaks to a sense of powerlessness and frustration. No matter how hard the singer may have tried, nothing was ever enough to satisfy this person. The final lines of the song are a defiant statement that the person cannot take away what the singer has left, even though they may have already taken so much.


This song is a powerful expression of the pain and frustration of betrayal, and the struggles of trying to let go of a relationship that has become toxic. It is a relatable sentiment that has resonated with many listeners, making it one of Reach the Sky's most popular songs.


Line by Line Meaning

Over time I've watched you change.
As time has passed, I have observed that you have transformed.


Now I wonder what you have become. What have you become?
I am currently perplexed about your present identity. Who have you turned into?


Has it dawned on you I haven't done a thing but sit back and watch you tear apart what we had.
Have you realized that I have done nothing but observe as you destroyed everything we once shared?


The only mistake I ever made was placing my faith in you but I can't control what's out of my hands (this time I know where I went wrong).
I admit that the sole error I committed was to trust you, but I cannot change that situation. Although, I have learned from my mistake now.


Nothing we shared was ever good enough for you.
I have understood that whatever we had was never up to your standards.


Nothing we shared was ever good enough at all.
It appears that everything we shared was inadequate for you in every aspect.


There is no way, there's just no way you're going to turn it around on me.
I refuse to believe that you can manipulate the situation and blame me for everything that went wrong.


There is no way, there's just no way, you're going to take this away from me.
I won't let you take away what is rightfully mine.




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