"Afterlove" lyrics

How did we become this defiant
In slow motion we declined
I let you open my heart wide
Said it was love
But this ain't love

And what you gave to me
Wasn't meant to be, oh no
It wasn't meant to be

So let me know
Why all of this has changed
It goes to show
We never were what we hoped for
Not a sanctuary
Girl, you make me so weary
I know
This doesn't change a thing
I'm still someone you used to know

Tricks and troubles have transpired
Dragging me down to the ground
We're all bark never liked to bite
But this is war
This afterlove

And what you meant to me
Wasn't meant to be, oh no
It wasn't meant to be

So let me know
Why all of this has changed
It goes to show
We never were what we hoped for
Not a sanctuary
Girl, you make me so weary
I know
This doesn't change a thing
I'm still someone you used to know

Leaving out the suffocation
Meaning left this conversation
Meaning left this conversation
Leaving out the suffocation!

Leaving out the suffocation!

So let me know
Why all of this has changed
It goes to show
We never were what we hoped for
Not a sanctuary
Girl, you make me so weary
I know
This doesn't change a thing
I'm still someone you used to know