Let Love Bleed
September Stories Lyrics

How could it end this way?
Expressing disbelief over the way things have turned out.

I thought I had done everything right.
Believing that all the necessary actions had been taken.

I thought I had been what you needed.
Feeling as though one had fulfilled the other person's expectations.

It makes it hard to believe when you let your infatuations destroy the hope that we were built on.
Finding it difficult to accept that the other person's interests had been a catalyst for the downfall of the relationship.

But darling, was it not to me that you claimed your love for?
Questioning the authenticity of the other person's feelings.

And was it not to me that you would have laid down your life for?
Recalling the promises made in the past.

I can hardly envision a time when I felt as strongly as you have.
Acknowledging the other person's powerful emotions.

And I wish I could have the compassion that you showed for me.
Regretting the inability to offer the same kind of empathy.

All I wanted was for you to be happy.
Expressing a selfless desire for the other person's well-being.

For us to have made something of this life that no one thought that we could.
Desiring to prove others wrong and succeed together.

Is giving in what you call happiness?
Questioning whether the other person's decisions are leading to true fulfillment.

Letting our dreams to rot along with everything that we had stood for
Feeling like the only option is to let go of what they had hoped to achieve together.

This isn't how I wanted it to end.
Expressing disappointment and a different ideal outcome.

I never meant to hurt the only one who brought peace and acceptance into my life.
Regretting any actions that caused pain to the other person.

I can't promise you a life that, you're going to love.
Being unable to guarantee the other person's future happiness.

I can't promise you a life that you'll even be proud of.
Being unable to promise the other person's future sense of accomplishment.

I've got enough stained memories to realize the good from the bad, and I've got enough scars to know that you weren't the one causing them.
Having enough life experiences to differentiate between negative and positive moments and knowing that the other person was not responsible for the painful memories.

I know I've done you wrong, but I swear it'll be different this time.
Apologizing for past mistakes and promising to make things right.

If past memories have taught me anything...
Reflecting on lessons learned from past experiences.

It's the fact that people don't change…
Recognizing that despite wanting someone to change, personality traits often remain the same.

You've kept your mind closed like it would bring some sort of comfort.
Observing that the other person has been avoiding outside opinions and perspectives.

Like shutting yourself off from the world around you would make you the person you dreamed of being
Thinking that isolation will lead to personal growth and development.

But spending your nights door-to-door watching your innocence flee isn't the life that you had dreamed of
Realizing that the lifestyle they thought would bring happiness is not fulfilling as expected.

Waiting for the next numbing substance so that you get through another night.
Depending on drugs or alcohol to get through tough moments.

You've let the voices in your head ring out so long that they begin to become the truth
Acknowledging that listening to negative self-talk and doubt has become a habit.

If life is but a dream, how do we decipher what's real and what lives in our heads?
Questioning the meaning and purpose of one's life.

Chalking off a memory to something we thought we had wanted
Realizing that a past desire may not have been as important as initially believed.

Taking those 4 AM nights to remind you of a time when you felt purpose and fulfillment, instead of what you call home
Reflecting on past moments of clarity and joy, rather than the present reality.

And I know that you had wanted more (Wanted more)
Recognizing the other person's desire for greater things.

But I gave all that I had (All that I had)
Believing that everything had been given, despite it not being enough.