sara bareilles lyrics starters
slightly edited in some cases to work for rp purposes.
feel free to change phrasing or pronouns to fit your muse(s)!
❝ Something always brings me back to you. ❞
❝ You loved me ‘cause I’m fragile when I thought that I was strong. ❞
❝ The one thing that I still know is that you’re keeping me down. ❞
❝ I found what I want is what I cannot have. ❞
❝ I couldn’t find a better man to let me go. ❞
❝ It’d be a shame to stop now that I’ve started to make really good mistakes. ❞
❝ My friend said I look better without you. ❞
❝ Okay, we’ll do it your way – but this is the last time. ❞
❝ I can’t blame you for the strength you lack. ❞
❝ ___ got a crush on the guy at the liquor store. ❞
❝ I’d rather sleep my whole life away than have you keep me from dreaming. ❞
❝ Will you meet me at midnight? ❞
❝ This story needs some mending and a better happy ending. ❞
❝ I could use another cigarette. ❞
❝ Don’t worry, I’m not addicted. ❞
❝ It never took much to keep me satisfied. ❞
❝ Some days are perfect and some simply could not get worse. ❞
❝ Some days this life is nothing but a curse. ❞
❝ I feel like no more than nothing at all. ❞
❝ I’m finding every reason to be gone. ❞
❝ I feel like i’m fading away. ❞
❝ How you love is who you are. ❞
❝ Breathing is getting harder. ❞
❝ I’m unusually hard to hold on to. ❞
❝ You mean well, but you make this hard on me. ❞
❝ I learned the hard way that they all say things you want to hear. ❞
❝ You are not what I thought you were. ❞
❝ Made me think that I need this too. ❞
❝ If your heart is nowhere in it, I don’t want it for a minute. ❞
❝ Listen up now honey, you’re gonna be sorry. ❞
❝ Don’t make me tell you again. ❞
❝ I’m not scared of you now . ❞
❝ I try to forget what you do to me but then you do it over again. ❞
❝ I’m queen of attention to details. ❞
❝ I defend intentions when he fails. ❞
❝ If only I had been listening. ❞
❝ Wait for me, I’m almost ready. ❞
❝ You would’ve thought by now I’d have learned something. ❞
❝ There’s too many things that I haven’t done yet. ❞
❝ I’ve been talking to God. Don’t know if it’s helping or not ❞
❝ I get so lost sometimes. ❞
❝ Days pass and this emptiness fills my heart. ❞
❝ How am I going to get over you? ❞
❝ I’ll be alright – just not tonight. ❞
❝ I dare you darling, just you wait and see. ❞
❝ I never meant to be the one to let you down. ❞
❝ I didn’t want to tell you you were right. ❞
❝ You’ve got opinions, man, we’re all entitled to ‘em. But I never asked. ❞
❝ So, let me thank you for your time and try to not waste any more of mine. ❞
❝ Get out of here fast. ❞
❝ Who cares if you disagree? ❞
❝ Who died and made you king/queen/ruler of anything? ❞
❝ You expect me to jump up on board with you and ride off into your delusional sunset?!❞
❝ You’ve got the talking down, just not the listening. ❞
❝ All my life I’ve tried to make everybody happy while I just hurt and hide. ❞
❝ Just say you’re sorry. ❞
❝ I’m not the one who went and made a mistake. ❞
❝ You’re so good at giving me responsibility. ❞
❝ I’m sorry for you, just so you know. ❞
❝ If you say we’ll be alright, I’m going to trust you. ❞
❝ I don’t want to talk about it to you. ❞
❝ I’m just basket case without you. ❞
❝ I’ve been saving your place and what good does it do? ❞
❝ I wish I were pretty. ❞
❝ I want to cry until the end of time. ❞
❝ You love being somebody’s enemy. ❞
❝ Maybe nobody loved you when you were young. ❞
❝ Maybe, when you cry, nobody ever comes. ❞
❝ Will you try it once? ❞
❝ I don’t want to be alone. ❞
❝ Stay a little longer? ❞
❝ I only wanted love from you. ❞
❝ You make me feel like I’m not alone. ❞
❝ Want me to let you leave, do you? ❞
❝ I can see you lie to me. ❞
❝ I’m just who you want me to be. ❞
❝ It turns out I’m actually kind of a bitch. ❞
❝ That only happens when I get provoked. ❞
❝ That guy is an asshole. ❞
❝ Surprises, while fun, still can hurt. ❞
❝ I’m sick and tired of your poisonous ways. ❞
❝ And I say what I think ‘cause it’s more economic than drugs or a drink. ❞
❝ You’re a sad sack of shit. ❞
❝ You could start speaking up. ❞
❝ Say what you want to say. ❞
❝ I wanna see you be brave. ❞
❝ Everybody’s been there. ❞
❝ Why don’t you tell them the truth? ❞
❝ All we can do is try and live like we’re still alive. ❞
❝ I miss the days my mind would just rest quiet. ❞
❝ Tonight you’re not alone at all. ❞
❝ I tried to be everything you’d ever want. ❞
❝ They don’t need to see me crying. ❞
❝ I am more than just somebody’s puppet. ❞
❝ I would die to make you mine. ❞
❝ Kiss me goodnight like a good friend might? ❞
❝ There was a time when I would have believed them. ❞
❝ I can count on one hand the number of good men I know. ❞
❝ You’ve always been a problem child. ❞
❝ I remember when you used to be mine. ❞
❝ To get yourself a new life you’ve got to give the other one away. ❞
❝ What if I don’t wanna be like you? ❞
❝ I was made to be exactly like me. ❞
❝ What if I wanna be the one who doesn’t need to hide? ❞
❝ What if I wanna be the one who won’t apologize? ❞
❝ Do you ever think you’d ever want to try to hold my hand? ❞
❝ I know how much it can sometimes hurt. ❞
❝ You’re beautiful but you just can’t see. ❞
❝ You wanna lay the blame on somebody else. ❞
❝ I’m not sticking around. ❞
❝ What if I only ever do it all over again? ❞