Day By Day
The Moments Lyrics

You wanna walk away
The singer acknowledges their partner's desire to leave the relationship.

I can't escape this pain
The singer feels heartbroken over the prospect of the breakup.

All the years that we lost
The singer expresses regret over how the relationship has ended up.

And now it's all thrown away
The artist laments how much time and effort was spent only to end up losing it all.

It's all thrown away
The artist emphasizes the magnitude of what has been lost.

It's too late
The singer accepts that it's too late to save their relationship.

There's too much
The amount of pain experienced is overwhelming.

Pain stuck on replay
The artist feels stuck in their feelings of pain and hurt.

I know deep down that neither of us are to blame
The artist recognizes that the situation is the fault of neither party.

We're feeling the same
Both partners are experiencing the same pain and turmoil.

I remember you saying that loves just a game that we play
The singer recalls a previous conversation where their partner may not have taken the relationship seriously.

Did that include the pain?
The artist questions whether their partner understood the inevitable pain that comes with love.

I know that nothing gold can stay
The singer acknowledges the impermanence of things, even the good times.

But what about our golden days? Our memories?
The singer is nostalgic for the happy times they shared with their partner.

We're not enemies
Despite the breakup, the singer and their partner don't hate each other.

There was so much more to say
The artist feels like there's unfinished business between them.

But maybe there's a reason we must go our own ways
The artist entertains the idea that there's a reason the relationship couldn't continue despite their love for one another.

I couldn't ask you to stay
The singer accepts that they couldn't have convinced their partner to stay even if they wanted to.

When so much needs to change
The singer recognizes that the relationship had fundamental issues that needed to be addressed.

All the tears that we lost
The artist expresses sorrow over the crying and sadness that resulted from the breakup.

Oh
An expression of a realization or acceptance.

Could we have grown?
The artist wonders if they could have worked through their issues and grown as a couple instead of breaking up.

I wish I'd known
The singer expresses regret over not realizing or doing something sooner that could have saved the relationship.

Tending to us as the life was lost
The artist feels like they were taking care of the relationship as it was dying.

Did we share that cost?
The singer wants to know if their partner was also invested in fighting for the relationship.

Our fruitful future spoiled
The singer acknowledges that their promising future together is now ruined.

Planting our roots in infertile soil
The singer metaphorically describes how they tried to nurture their relationship even though it wasn't thriving.

Looking back you must have been in so much pain
The artist recognizes that their partner must have been hurt just as much as they were, despite not showing it.

Now it's all too late for us to save
The artist acknowledges that the relationship is too far gone to fix.

The path that we paved
The singer recognizes that they created their own path together, but it's ultimately led to destruction.

But maybe we don't have to share our better days
The singer is considering moving forward without their partner and finding happiness on their own.

It's for the best that we walked away
The artist believes that breaking up was ultimately the right decision.

Neither of us deserved the pain
The artist considers their partner's pain and understands that they didn't mean to hurt each other.

Look to our flaws, but stay strong
The artist is suggesting that both they and their partner look to their mistakes and move forward with strength and resilience.

May better days come our way
A hopeful expression that both the singer and their partner will find happiness and healing eventually.