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I move on like a sinners prayer,
And letting go like a levee breaks
Walk away as if I don't care,
Learn to shoulder my mistakes
Or built to fade like your favorite song,
Get reckless when there's no need
Laugh as your stories ramble on,
Break my heart, but it won't bleed...
My only friends are pirates
That's just who I am
But I'm better as a memory than as your man
Never sure when the truth won't bend
And pretty good on a lonely night
Or move on the way a storm blows through,
And never stay, but then again, I might.
I struggle sometimes to find the words,
Always sure until I doubt
Walk a line until it blurs
Build walls too high to climb out
But I'm honest to a fault
That's just who I am
I'm better as a memory than as your man
I see you leaning, you're bound to fall,
I don't want to be that mistake
I'm just a dreamer and nothing more,
You should know it before it gets too late...
Cause goodbyes are like a roulette wheel,
You never know where they're gonna land
First you're spinning, then you're standing still,
Left holding a losing hand...
But one day you're gonna find someone,
And right away you'll know it's true
That all of your sinking's done
It was just a part of the passing through
Right there in that moment
You'll finally understand
That I was better as a memory than as your man...
Better as a memory than as your man
And letting go like a levee breaks
Walk away as if I don't care,
Learn to shoulder my mistakes
Or built to fade like your favorite song,
Get reckless when there's no need
Laugh as your stories ramble on,
Break my heart, but it won't bleed...
My only friends are pirates
That's just who I am
But I'm better as a memory than as your man
Never sure when the truth won't bend
And pretty good on a lonely night
Or move on the way a storm blows through,
And never stay, but then again, I might.
I struggle sometimes to find the words,
Always sure until I doubt
Walk a line until it blurs
Build walls too high to climb out
But I'm honest to a fault
That's just who I am
I'm better as a memory than as your man
I see you leaning, you're bound to fall,
I don't want to be that mistake
I'm just a dreamer and nothing more,
You should know it before it gets too late...
Cause goodbyes are like a roulette wheel,
You never know where they're gonna land
First you're spinning, then you're standing still,
Left holding a losing hand...
But one day you're gonna find someone,
And right away you'll know it's true
That all of your sinking's done
It was just a part of the passing through
Right there in that moment
You'll finally understand
That I was better as a memory than as your man...
Better as a memory than as your man
Lyrics submitted by Carries_Reddest_Fan
Track duration: 04:13
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Haunting, beautiful song.
i think the song is about never being able to love someone as much as they love you. all these little flaws about him attribute to why he needs to let go of her so that he doesn't hurt her. he cares about her so much that he knows the best thing for her is to let her go. he knows himself and knows what's gonna happen if they keep going. he knows how far his emotions will go and how far hers will too.
"i struggle sometimes to find the words"
i feel like i understand the song so well but i just can't get the right words out to describe the song =\