A lie

 

He was kind, but I knew I had to leave

He was nice, but he was not the one for me.

My thoughts were stolen as I looked at him

I had to learn in places I once loved, it seemed.

I had to go first, he had to go too

A story of a one-sided love from you

And karma knew his role, dressed as another passenger

Watching us while I let you know I couldn't go further

And it came after me, haunting me for a bit too long

Placing mirrors in my castle, wondering where I went wrong

Now we're passing all these lessons like we give each other flowers

Stepping into life alone after burning all its towers.

He was caring, but I cared for somebody else

In that night I texted him, in my beautiful green dress

You were next to me, thought that I was your favorite song

You knew the day was getting closer when you'd wonder where you went wrong.

I took a step back, just as I saw you get away

Didn't have to say it twice, I knew that you wished I'd stay

I had to move on, another heartbreak on the way

This time I had to be the one who took that train.

We both had to get some more wisdom

And we thought we could hack the system

All our tries only kept us distant

While we fooled ourselves that our love was consistent.

You said we had time, I made it very limited

If only you knew all the things that had been said.

I think he knew my heart belonged to someone else

I made a garden where I should have put a fence.

I had to pay for it before I'd write

I had to make the wrongs turn into rights.

I denied your intuition one last time

I put the target on my back while he was mine

Sometimes what you think is love can be a lie.

Was it a lie?