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The Retrospective

(Ken Latulippe)

Feelings about your ex can get pretty complicated. Sometimes, it boils down to the fact that you miss love or the way they loved you, not necessarily that person. Sometimes you have to remind yourself of that.

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I really really wanna hate you- 
No, I got that wrong 
I think i really did hate you 
But I just want to get along 
It's not like I want you back, 
My feelings are gone 
It's just, you were my friend 
But a friend wouldn’t treat me like that 
 
They wouldn’t use me for my body 
And then leave me for dead 
After a whole year together, 
Funny how butterflies turn to dread 
They wouldn’t keep me strung along 
And then push me away 
They wouldn’t make me wonder 
Every single day 
If they loved me, or wanted me dead 
Whatever you wanted, you got it, 
You got in my head 
They wouldn’t leave me alone 
When I needed them most, they wouldn’t 
Pretend they don’t hear the ring of the phone 
They wouldn’t avoid me and say 
That everything’s fine 
They wouldn’t make me start 
The whole breakup that time, 
They wouldn’t take my virginity 
And everything left of me 
 
It's not just a breakup, 
It's a breakdown 
Cause even now I see your face all over town 
It's not just a breakdown, 
It's a restart 
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