TORN BETWEEN YOU
I hate it when you slice me open, leave the wound raw Hate it when I crave you, like a thirst I can't draw Hate it when you touch me, but I'm hollow inside Just flesh on flesh, like I'm loving a shadow that won't hide I hate your apologies, words that don't change Promises unkept, like the wind, they rearrange But I hate myself more, for the times I return Back to your games, like I've lessons to learn I hate when you smile at others, like I'm air Respect's gone missing, like you don't care I hate when fights end, and I'm left hanging tight You side with your crew, like I'm not in the fight I hate when "call me later" means you'll ghost I hate the lies, the space you don't fill most I hate that I hate you... but still I want back in Like a moth to flame, this messed-up love's a sin You call me a fling to the boys, cheapens the pain But in my inbox, "everything" is the claim I hate the cheating, the trust that's broke And yet you'd come back, like I should just take a toke SHOULD l STAY OR SHOULD I GO Lost in this push-pull, don't know where to go...
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