If You Love Somebody

They say if you love somebody Then you will let them go I guess that means you love me More than you let show 'Cause when it came to leaving, girl You seemed to be a pro And here I thought That if you love someone You should spend your life with them Shows how little I know 'Cause if you love something then kill it Before it kills you first Some things get better But everything gets worse Even castles become ruins Every blessing is a curse And the only way to not get your heart broken Is to die first They say if you love somebody Then you will let them leave I guess that means you never Meant a thing to me 'Cause when you up and left me, girl It brought me to my knees And I cried and begged and wallowed when I should have been Relieved 'Cause if you love somebody They will only break your heart It's the law of entropy Everything must break apart Every lover becomes loveless Every sweetheart becomes tart And the only way to not get your heart broken Is if it is broken From the start They say if you love somebody Then you want what's best for them Even if what they think is best Is seeing other men Well now know that's bullshit Because if that were true, well, then I wouldn't be bleeding out of this pen 'Cause my heart wouldn't even have to mend I'd be sitting here in perfect Zen And I wouldn't lose any REM Thinking about how things could have been But hearts only break, they never bend And I'll never make That same mistake Ever again