Contentious

I cannot take away all of your pain

So I just won't cause it anymore

I cannot give to you all that is owed to you

So I just won't take anymore

I have closed my eyes to the word "goodbye"

But I can't keep walking blind in love

I cannot learn to please you, so I'll let it be

'Cause I can't keep getting hurt in love

All that we had before

We will learn to ignore

All that we had before

We cannot have anymore

I cannot say to you all the things I've wanted to

'Cause you and I just cannot get along

I have given you all that I know how to

But it's time I gave up and moved along

All memories of you are kept where they can't be viewed

'Cause thoughts of you just bring me down

I have tried to be everything you asked of me

But I didn't succeed and it puts me down, down, down

All that we had before

We will learn to ignore

All that we had before

We cannot have anymore

We had something precious

We lost it by being contentious

We are no longer innocent

All that we feel is penitence

All that we had before

We will learn to ignore

All that we had before

We cannot have

All that I gave to you

All that I took from you

All that we had before

We cannot have anymore