Jim

I packed up my pride, but I always came back

Caught in a cycle, fading to black

Through all the hard times, I chose to stay

Even when you pushed my devotion away

Jim, I forgave the unforgivable things

Hoping for warmth that the morning never brings

It’s a different kind of hurt, deep in my chest

A quiet destruction, though I did my best

It shattered the person I thought that I was

Leaving me empty without a just cause

I’ll never understand, no matter how I try

How you hurt the one you say you love, and look them in the eye

You built up your walls, so defensive and cold

A selfish heart, watching the damage unfold

Mean with your words, vindictive and blind

Leaving the ghost of affection behind

So hateful and ignorant, playing your game

While I took the blame and still whispered your name

It’s a different kind of hurt, deep in my chest

A quiet destruction, though I did my best

It shattered the person I thought that I was

Leaving me empty without a just cause

I’ll never understand, no matter how I try

How you hurt the one you say you love, and look them in the eye

I gave you my softest, you gave me your thorns

A love that was battered, a heart that is torn

I kept coming back to the scene of the crime

But I can't keep losing myself one more time

'Cause it’s a different kind of hurt, deep in my chest

A quiet destruction, I gave you my best

It shattered the person I thought that I was

Leaving me empty without a just cause

I’ll never understand, Jim, no matter how I try

How you hurt the one you say you love, and let their spirit die