Dante lyrics
by Saint Avangeline
Every past date I see
I think back to what we were doing together
Just the simple fact that we were happy together
That I believed I was happy
That maybe I was beginning to finally hope
You were starting to trust me
I’m looking at a picture from 5 months ago
Did you hold me that day?
Did you think I was beautiful?
Did you tell me I was beautiful?
Did we tell each other we loved one another
Dearly?
Could I have been recovering from the
Things you said to me in a moment of anger?
Did I “make it about myself” for crying
Because the person I loved chose such
Poisonous words?
I can’t even remember much of February
Now
Only that it was cold, and rainy, and I was so
Alone
But I was happy
Because I had you
And every word you said to me, it made me
Feel so warm, even the cruelest ones
I gave my soul to you
When did you stop looking at me
Like you used to?
I’m so sick of putting out fires
I sold my dreams for you
I beat myself up for never
Noticing sooner
I made myself small
So you could shine once in your
Life
If i’d just loved myself
Would this have happened to me?
Any love I gave you is yours to keep
I can’t remember the last time I felt
Genuinely loved by you
But I do remember my love for you
I wish I could love myself even half as much
As that
I’m not sure when that day will come
I hope it does come