Stay (Spoken)

The speaker reflects on a past relationship, acknowledging that they only heard what they wanted to hear and talked too much. They believed their feelings were simple and that they didn't belong in the relationship. Now that they're leaving, they realize they made a mistake because they miss the other person. The speaker admits to not listening or paying attention to the other person's needs and feeling like they only hear negative things. They turn to music to escape. The speaker mentions a song about love and how some people stay while others run away. They feel confused and unsure about their future. The other person called them naive, but they believed they were strong and could leave. However, they now realize they were wrong because they miss the other person. The other person caught and released them, but they were scared of losing them and asked them to stay. You say, I only hear what I want to, you say I talk so all the time, so, and I thought what I felt was simple, and I thought that I don't belong, and now that I'm leaving, now I know that I did something wrong, because I missed you, yeah, I missed you, and you say I only hear what I want to, I don't listen hard, don't pay attention to the distance that you're running, to anyone, anywhere, I don't understand if you really care, I'm only hearing negative, and so, I turn the radio on, I turn the radio up, and this woman was singing my song, love is in love, and the other's run away, lover is crying, because the other won't stay, some of us hover, when we weep for the other, who was dying since the day they were born, well, this is not that, I think that I'm throwing, but I'm thrown, and I thought I'd live forever, but now I'm not so sure, you try to tell me that I'm clever, but that won't take me anyhow, or anywhere with you, you said that I was naive, and I thought that I was strong, and I thought, hey, I can leave, I can leave, but now I know that I was wrong, because I missed you, yeah, I missed you, you said you caught me because you want me, and one day you let me go, you try to give away a keeper, and keep me because you know, you're just so scared to lose, and you say, stay.