People for who they are

Songtext

“I Loved Who I Thought You Were” Pain Beat • Slow Acoustic Guitar • Emotional, Raspy Vocals • Melodic Storytelling Intro — soft guitar, voice trembling Yeahhh, oh-oh-oh... I think my problem is I see the good in people... Even when they show me they don't got none left... I keep holding on to who I thought they were... Instead of accepting who they are... Mmm-mm, yeah... Verse 1 I kept making excuses for the damage you caused, You kept showing me your colors, I kept blaming the flaws, I was loving your potential, you was loving my heart, I kept praying we'd get better while you tore us apart... I gave you the benefit, you took advantage of trust, I kept treating you like gold, you kept treating me like dust, Funny how I saw a future when you saw a way out, I was fighting for the truth, you was lying without doubt... I kept ignoring every red flag waving in my face, You was showing me your character, I called it a phase, I kept thinking you was hurting, that's why you did me wrong, But some people know they breaking you and still just carry on... Pre-Chorus — soft singing And I knowww... I can't change you, I can only change my viewww... But it's hard to face the truth when I see the good in you... I keep loving who you could be, not the things you really do... And I'm losing pieces of myself, tryna see a better you... Chorus — guitar opens up, emotional vocals I gotta stop accepting people for who I wish they were, Stop believing all their promises and listening to words, You can give somebody your heart, they still might let it hurt, I was loving who I made you, not the person that you were... And it hurtssss... When the truth don't match the picture in your mind, When you give somebody forever, they just give you borrowed time, I kept making you an angel when your actions showed the signs, Now I'm grieving who I thought you were... While you're still alive... Verse 2 — raspy vocals, more pain I used to think if I loved harder, you would finally change, So I kept putting out the fire while you poured on the flames, I was taking all the blame just to keep us okay, You was breaking every promise, then got mad when I changed... That's the part that cut deep, I was loyal to a fault, You could walk across my heart and never stumble, never fall, I was building you a home, you was digging through the walls, Now I'm picking up the pieces, wondering if you cared at all... I confused your potential with the person that you are, Saw a diamond in your spirit, couldn't see the hidden scars, You can memorize somebody and still not know their heart, 'Cause the truth comes out in actions when the talking falls apart... And I hate that I defended you when everybody knew, They could see the way you treated me, I thought they never knew you, I was scared to lose a person, so I lost myself instead, Now the hardest thing to swallow is the lies I told my head... Bridge — stripped-down guitar, almost crying Maybe I don't miss you... Maybe I miss the way I thought that you could be... Maybe I'm just hurt because the person that I dreamed of... Was somebody you were never gonna be... Ohhhh, I kept waiting for the old you... But I don't think that person ever existed... I was loving you through all your imperfections... While ignoring all the ways that you were different... Final Chorus — full emotional delivery I gotta stop accepting people for who I wish they were, Stop believing all their promises and listening to words, You can give somebody your heart, they still might let it hurt, I was loving who I made you, not the person that you were... And it hurtssss... 'Cause I meant it when I told you I was yours, You was standing in my future with one foot outside the door, I kept giving you my all, you kept leaving me unsure, Now I know love ain't enough when they don't love you no more... I gotta face ittt... Some people ain't the people that you see, Some will take the best of you and leave you with the grief, And the hardest truth in life is finally learning to believe... **People show you who they are... You gotta let them be.** Outro — one acoustic guitar, fading vocals Ohhh, let 'em be... I can't keep changing what I see... You showed me who you are... I just loved who you could be... Mmm, yeah... I was holding on to your potential... While the real you was letting go of me.