Pieces

[Verse 1]
Used to think that love was something I could hold tight
Now I'm picking up the pieces in the dead of night
Said you care but actions never matched your words
Left me questioning if anything I said was heard
Thought we had forever, thought we had it all
Now I'm standing here alone just waiting for the fall
You can't force love when it ain't really there
Had to choose myself, had to learn to care
[Chorus]
Nothing is the same since you walked away
I was never enough, that's what you say
Can't force love when it's already gone
Had to choose to move, had to carry on
If you can't love me then it's time to go
'Cause you were ready to quit, that we both know
That broke me down but I'm still standing strong
Been gathering myself, I'm moving on
[Verse 2]
Thought you'd be there when I needed you the most
Now I'm talking to your memory like a ghost
Why can't you be real, why can't you be true
Can't run from the pain that I'm going through
I promised I'd be there, but what's the point now
Hard to think you're not there when the pain has no refrain
Got to roll up, smoke another, try to keep it strange
Trying to soothe my struggle hoping to numb the pain
[Chorus]
Nothing is the same since you walked away
I was never enough, that's the message you convey
Can't force love when it's already gone
So I had to choose to move, had to carry on
If you can't love me then it's time to go
'Cause you were ready to quit, that we both know
That broke me down but I'm still standing strong
Been gathering myself, I'm moving on
[Bridge]
Still picking up pieces off the floor
But one thing I can thank you for
Is giving me the strength to write
Though I have to push through every sleepless night
Even more reasons to keep pushing through
Found my voice in what I thought I'd lose
Every broken piece becomes a song
That's how I know I'm moving on
(Moving on)
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
Still picking up pieces off the floor
But one thing I can thank you for
Is giving me the strength to write
Though I have to push through every sleepless night
Even more reasons to keep pushing through
Found my voice in what I thought I'd lose
Every broken piece becomes a song
That's how I know I'm moving on
Nothing is the same since you walked away
I was never enough, that's what you say
Can't force love when it's already gone
Had to choose to move, had to carry on
If you can't love me then it's time to go
'Cause you were ready to quit, that we both know
That broke me down but I'm still standing strong
Been gathering myself, I'm moving on
[Verse 2]
Thought you'd be there when I needed you the most
Now I'm talking to your memory like a ghost
Why can't you be real, why can't you be true
Can't run from the pain that I'm going through
I promised I'd be there, but what's the point now
Hard to think you're not there when the pain has no refrain
Got to roll up, smoke another, try to keep it strange
Trying to soothe my struggle hoping to numb the pain
[Chorus]
Nothing is the same since you walked away
I was never enough, that's the message you convey
Can't force love when it's already gone
So I had to choose to move, had to carry on
If you can't love me then it's time to go
'Cause you were ready to quit, that we both know
That broke me down but I'm still standing strong
Been gathering myself, I'm moving on
[Bridge]
Still picking up pieces off the floor
But one thing I can thank you for
Is giving me the strength to write
Though I have to push through every sleepless night
Even more reasons to keep pushing through
Found my voice in what I thought I'd lose
Every broken piece becomes a song
That's how I know I'm moving on
(Moving on)
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
Still picking up pieces off the floor
But one thing I can thank you for
Is giving me the strength to write
Though I have to push through every sleepless night
Even more reasons to keep pushing through
Found my voice in what I thought I'd lose
Every broken piece becomes a song
That's how I know I'm moving on

Rap, nostalgic, post-disco