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Seems like just yesterday
You were a part of me
I used to stand so tall
I used to be so strong
Your arms around me tight
Everything, it felt so right
Unbreakable like nothing could go wrong
Now I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hanging on
[Chorus]
Here I am
Once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it
Can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes
I told you everything
Opened up and let you in
You made me feel alright for once in my life
Now all that's left of me
Is what I pretend to be
So together but so broken up inside
'Cause I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hanging on
[Chorus]
Swallow me then spit me out
For hating you, I blame myself
Just seeing you, it kills me now
Now I don't cry
On the outside, anymore!
[Chorus: x2]
You were a part of me
I used to stand so tall
I used to be so strong
Your arms around me tight
Everything, it felt so right
Unbreakable like nothing could go wrong
Now I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hanging on
[Chorus]
Here I am
Once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it
Can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes
I told you everything
Opened up and let you in
You made me feel alright for once in my life
Now all that's left of me
Is what I pretend to be
So together but so broken up inside
'Cause I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hanging on
[Chorus]
Swallow me then spit me out
For hating you, I blame myself
Just seeing you, it kills me now
Now I don't cry
On the outside, anymore!
[Chorus: x2]
Lyrics submitted by raysreality
Track duration: 03:19
"Behind These Hazel Eyes" as written by Kelly/gottwald Clarkson
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
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The first part - My mommy was everything to me. My best friend, an ally, essentially the only one nearby I could really talk to. We'd have a little while where we'd just cuddle and speak, maybe write a poem together, and I hoped this would be it forever. But it's not at the moment. <_>
The chorus - After a bit of our fighting, we tried again, it just... Didn't work. I can't stand to be in the same space as her, and I think she feels it, too. I have no dad, so.. I really have nobody at the moment. and I do cry on the inside and wish we could make it better..Trying isn't working.
The next - I did tell her EVERYTHING. "This happened today, and..yada yada yada.." and of all the other things, it was pretty nice just being able to Talk. But now I just.. Act like I'm okay around her, be strong about it, but I'm broken.
Next - We used to fight a TON. Every minute, just a Raaage. And I really do blame myself for hating her, and for our little mess of a situation. >_<
So that's my little bit of this song. If anyone wonders, I'm in fact a growing teenage girl (So above seems less creepy.)
The first part says that she was in love with this guy, and that she thought they were going to last forever until he broke her heart even though she was confident with the relationship.
I love the chorus... it's so deep, it's just kind of put out there that she can't deny that she was taken by surprise and that she's taking it badly because she thought he was "the one"; and that he won't get to see the tears she cries because of how he hurt her. The next stanza says that she told this guy everything, she was open-minded and felt good with him. On the outside she's smiling but on the inside she is a mess. The next part, "swallow me then spit me out" is kind of odd. I look at it as kind of an idiom, meaning he made her think that he loved her and brought her into this relationship, then just hurt her and left her there, and that next part, "for hating you I blame myself" suggests that she is still in love and isn't over him. So yeah, that's what I think.
Great song :)
To me, it sounds like she changed herself to satisfy this boy she really admired. Then at some point it fell apart - maybe he abused her, maybe he cheated on her, we don't know for sure. But at some point she's had a revelation - that she's the one who was giving everything to be with him, and he obviously did not hold her in the same regard. She "blames herself" for hating him, because she was blinded by love, letting him get away with however he was treating her. But she's holding on to her dignity - she won't let him see how he's devastated her.