It Was a Swift Not a Swallow (I Never Listen)

Don’t tell me I’m the one

I wouldn’t want to be the one

I wouldn’t want to know

Yeah, there’s context of course

These are temporary thoughts

I think one day they’ll go

Yes, I know I love you, but as time goes on

I think we’ll both get hurt

And we keep clinging on whilst

We treat each other like we don’t deserve

When we met you gave me a necklace

Of a bird you said didn’t have a home

I can’t remember for sure but I think it was a type of swallow

Sometimes I think we both knew from start that this was doomed

Please know my love I treasure all the time I spent with you

And truth be told I’m so unsure if I should even walk away

But I keep clinging on whilst knowing

That I treat you worse everyday

I am distant in mind and I am distant in body

Even with me by your side you’ll be inevitably lonely

And of one thing I’m sure it’s that you deserve more

I am selfish and distracted, some weeks barely interacted

I am difficult and late

I do not save the date

I have myself prioritised

I ask your help and time

I so rarely give you mine

When we met you gave me a necklace

Of a bird you said didn’t have a home

I can’t remember for sure but I think it was a type of swallow

Sometimes I think we both knew from start that this was doomed

Please know my love I treasure all the time I spent with you

And now I feel like such a fool for this to be what I choose

As if you weren’t enough

Because I can say that I’ve never felt as love

I can’t apologize more for my absence of emotion

I know this song I write for you is just a selfish token

Although there’s pain in the end

I would love to remain your friend

Break the past and make amends

And learn to love you again in a new way