This Is How a Heart Breaks
Rob Thomas Lyrics

Don't you want to go for a ride
Are you not interested in experiencing life?

Just keep your hands inside
Be safe and cautious as you go through life's journey.

And make the most out of life
Make sure to enjoy every moment that life has to offer.

Now don't you take it for granted
Don't underestimate the value of your life experiences.

Life is like a mean machine
Life can be harsh and unforgiving.

It made a mess out of me
Life's hardships have affected me negatively.

And let me come between
It has caused tension and problems in my relationships.

Like an anchor dream, I was stranded
I was left stranded and feeling hopeless like a distant dream.

I was stranded, yeah yeah yeah
I was completely alone and helpless.

And I'm steady though I'm starting to shake
Although I appear calm, I am actually nervous and anxious.

And I don't know how much more I can take
I have reached my limit and may break soon.

Well this is it now
I've had enough of this.

Everybody get down
Everyone should prepare themselves for something drastic.

This is all I can take
I cannot handle any more of this pain and discomfort.

This is how a heart breaks
This is the experience of having one's heart broken.

You take a hit now
You will experience pain and heartbreak alongside me.

You feel it break down
You will feel the emotional weight of a heart that is breaking down.

Make you stay while I wait
I will make you stay here with me while I suffer through my heartbreak.

Don't you want to go for a ride
Do you not want to experience the ups and downs of life?

Now to the other side
Here's an open opportunity to experience something new.

Feels so good you could cry
This new experience is so exhilarating it could make you cry tears of joy.

Now won't you do what I told you
Come with me and let's experience this together, don't hold back.

I remember when you used to be shy
I recall a time when you were hesitant and apprehensive about new experiences.

Once we were so fine, you and I
There was a time when we both were thriving and successful together.

And why you gotta make it so hard on me
Why do you make it difficult for me to move on after our breakup?

Yeah it's hard on me
This feeling of heartbreak is incredibly taxing and painful to deal with.

And I'm sorry but it's not a mistake
I apologize, but I cannot take back what has already happened.

And I'm running but you're getting away
I am trying to move past our relationship, but it seems like you already have.

You're not the best thing that I knew
You weren't the best thing in my life, even though I once thought you were.

Never was, never cared too much for all this hanging around
Looking back, I realize that I wasn't too invested in our relationship.

It's just the same thing all the time
Our relationship was stagnant and repetitive.

Never get what I want, never get too close to the end of the line
I never fully got what I wanted out of our relationship, and we never quite reached the end goal.

You're just the same thing that I knew
You are the same person I remember you being, nothing has changed.

Right before the time when I was running from you
Right before I realized I needed to end our relationship, I was distant and trying to pull away.

Oh yeah
An exclamation of frustration or disappointment.

I can't take it
This experience is too much for me to handle.

Oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah
Repeating the same exclamation of frustration or disappointment.

This is how a heart breaks
This is the reality of having one's heart shattered by heartbreak.