[Verse 1] In the end, you managed it… even ruining my birthday. It’s stronger than you ... never a break, never a pause, always something to throw at me. Not even today, not even as a gift, not even just to let me breathe. [Pre-Chorus] What do you want from me? What’s the move I’m always getting wrong? I try, I swear I try… but it’s never enough. [Chorus] So tell me, what do you expect? That I keep loving this hassle forever? You pretend nothing’s happening, while I clean up every mess. And maybe I’m better off alone, ’cause at least the silence doesn’t blame me. [Verse 2] If the best part of my birthday was rushing you back home ’cause staying with me was “too much”… yeah, that says it all. I’m tired of stepping lightly, tired of paying for breathing wrong, tired of being the villain in a story I didn’t write. [Pre-Chorus] What do you want from me? Why am I always the broken one? I bend, you never move .... and if you do, it’s just to hurt. [Chorus] So tell me, what do you expect? That I keep loving this hassle forever? You pretend nothing’s happening, while I drown in every word. And maybe I’m better off alone, ’cause at least the silence doesn’t bruise me. [Bridge / spoken, cold, stripped] I really don’t need this. Not tonight. Not again. I’m not asking for much ..... just not to be punished for trying. [Outro / whispered, bitter] Yeah… I’m fine alone. Better alone than with someone who breaks me every time.
