Did I know better than to fall in love with you?
I’d like to believe that I didn’t, but I did
I knew you were all harsh edges and tough love
But I thought I could love you smooth
 
Instead, you cut through me
So, did I know better?
Yes, and I did it anyway
I thought I could be the exception to your rule

Every time you said you loved me
You’d follow it up with ways you could love me more
Maybe if I took up less space, you’d find me more attractive
If my voice was quieter, I’d be more palatable

I want to believe that we’re better for having loved each other
But I don’t think that’s true
I think you only knew how to be cruel in love
There was no softness, no giving

All we did was take
I took your jagged love
And you took my confidence
It wasn’t really a fair trade

Maybe I finally learned my lesson
I know better this time
I’ll stop blowing through red flags and traffic lights
I’ll listen when someone shows their malice

In the end your love didn’t make me better
It made more cautious, more world weary
Maybe some would think that was better
But I’d trade all this life experience to be the person I was before you