I wanted better for you I wanted better for us Crazy how I give and give and give some more, but it’s never enough As if my load ain’t heavy enough As if my load ain’t heavy as fuck I keep helping you up, whenever I need your ass, you’re never in touch The feeling is finally mutual, I’m tired of jumping through hula hoops I’m tired of you conveniently forgetting all the shit I do for you I’m trying to climb this mountain, and you lazy as fuck, you weighing me down If I don’t cut your cable now, we both gonna wind up back on the ground I kept throwing ropes while you played dead weight Kept showing love while you showed up late Kept breaking my back just to build you a bridge You crossed that bitch, then acted like I never did shit That’s cold That’s bold That’s selfish down in your soul You take and take, then disappear Then come back crying when your life unfolds I was trying to save us both You were just trying to save yourself I was out here carrying pain, you was out here carrying nothing but excuses and guilt And I’m sick of the pattern Sick of the drain Sick of the damage dressed up as change You want my strength, my time, my fire But never show up when it’s my turn to break I wanted better for you But you got comfortable using my love I wanted better for us But you kept treating trust like it wasn’t enough And now I see it clear, you only reach when your world gets rough But when I’m drowning, when I’m desperate, you vanish quick — shit, that says enough So nah, I can’t keep dragging this Can’t keep bleeding for your benefit Can’t keep calling this love when every damn day feels like I’m paying for it I’m too tired to keep pretending too aware to let this slide If I don’t cut your cable now I swear we both gonna die on this climb Here’s a tighter hook version too, if you want it to hit more like a chorus: I wanted better for you I wanted better for us I gave and gave and gave again but somehow it was never enough My load already heavy as hell still I was lifting both of us up Now I know if I don’t let go we both go down from the weight of us I Wanted Better Verse 1 I wanted better for you I wanted better for us Crazy how I give and give and give some more, but it’s never enough As if my load ain’t heavy enough As if my load ain’t heavy as fuck I keep helping you up whenever I need your ass, you’re never in touch The feeling is finally mutual I’m tired of jumping through hula hoops I’m tired of you conveniently forgetting all the shit I do for you I’m trying to climb this mountain and you lazy as fuck, you weighing me down If I don’t cut your cable now we both gonna wind up back on the ground Pre-Chorus I kept throwing rope, you kept slipping your grip I kept showing love, you kept pulling that shit Every time I reached back, you just added more weight Now the truth hit hard — you were never gonna change Chorus I wanted better for you I wanted better for us I carried pain in both hands while you kept calling it love I was holding us up when I was already crushed Now I know if I don’t let go it’s gonna bury both of us I wanted better for you I wanted better for me But you got too damn used to watching me bleed for free I can’t keep dragging dead weight up a hill that’s way too steep If I don’t cut your cable now there won’t be shit left of me Verse 2 I was breaking my back trying to build you a bridge You crossed that bitch, then acted like I never did shit That’s cold, that’s bold, that’s something dark in your soul You take and take till there’s nothing left, then ask me where did it go You always show up empty but leave with your hands full You call it love when it’s useful You call me cruel when I don’t pull Another miracle out my ribs for you I was trying to save us both You were just trying to save yourself I was carrying wounds and hope You were carrying blame for everybody else And I’m sick of the cycle Sick of the drain Sick of the damage dressed up like change Sick of your sorrys with nothing behind ‘em Sick of your chaos becoming my pain Pre-Chorus I kept throwing rope, you kept cutting the line I kept losing sleep, you kept wasting my time Now I see it plain, yeah the smoke finally cleared You don’t know how to love when love requires you here Chorus I wanted better for you I wanted better for us I carried pain in both hands while you kept calling it love I was holding us up when I was already crushed Now I know if I don’t let go it’s gonna bury both of us I wanted better for you I wanted better for me But you got too damn used to watching me bleed for free I can’t keep dragging dead weight up a hill that’s way too steep If I don’t cut your cable now there won’t be shit left of me Bridge So fall if you want to fall I can’t be your ground no more I gave you pie
