Hurt people hurt people
Hurt people hurt people
Or at least that’s what they say
My heart is heavy like the weight I’ve carried for you
And all the games that you play
My words cut like the knives you stuck in my back
And stings like the courage that you lack
Hurt people hurt people
I wish I could take it back
Was I ever what you wanted
or did you use me from the start
All of the fingers are pointing toward me
As if you didn’t play your part
How can you watch a person drown
And do nothing but observe
You suddenly have all the answers
But never had the nerve
Hurt people hurt people
So I’m sorry for how I am
I didn’t meet your expectations
but you never made a plan
It was always me bending over backwards
Filling up your cup
But I can only blame myself this time
Because I’ve learned you’re best at giving up
What does the life of the party do
When the party’s finally over
They sweep it under the rug
And then they call that closure
You can’t have your cake
Then go and eat it too
You broke my heart a million times
And still expect me to give in to you
I think that you’re just lonely
And need to learn to heal
I don’t want to lose you but
But your empty promises will never be real
Hurt people hurt people
And today I am feeling shattered
And I only wish that anything mattered
more than the poison on your lips
Or the good times you chase
I don’t think you’ll ever see
You’re running a marathon
But you’ll never win the race
I should have always known
You would end up walking away
It’s the same old song and dance my friend
But this isn’t Cabaret
You can paint your own reality
In any way you’d like
Do whatever you have to do
so you can sleep at night
Hurt people hurt people
And I fell right into your trap
You change your mind 20 times
And tell me I’m the strap
That holds you back that holds you down
But who is gonna hold you now
Tomorrow isn’t promised
Today is here and now
But yesterday is all you care to think about
I wish you the best of luck
I wish you’d land amongst the stars
But most of all I wish for you to heal all of your scars
Because if there is anything I’ve learned from all of this
it’s that I can’t fix what was already broke
Hurt people hurt people
I was dreaming but now I’m woke
