Here we are, alone again In your arms again And it keeps on getting better Well I don't need to read your mind 'Cause when I look in your eyes I can almost see forever
But before you go too far Before I fall too fast Baby you should know I need love that's gonna last You gotta promise to be here Through the laughter and the tears Let me know that you're my Every day and every night
'Cause there's just no other way to love me Take my heart, take my soul Baby never let me go No, there's just no other way to love me That's the way it should be If you're gonna fall in love with me 'Cause there's just no other way to love me
Let me show you how much I care And baby I swear I'll be right there when you need me But I gotta know that you'll always be true That you're gonna see this rule And give your heart completely
I wanna feel it when we kiss Believe it when we touch Baby don't just say you love me 'Cause words are not enough, no I wanna see it in your eyes Believe it deep inside Gotta know you'll be here Every day, every night
'Cause there's just no other way to love me Take my heart, take my soul Baby never let me go No, there's just no other way to love me That's the way it should be If you're gonna fall in love with me 'Cause there's just no other way to love me
I will never ask for more than a gift to you Gonna give my everything But I gotta know that your heart is true Every day, every night For the rest of your life
'Cause there's just no other way to love me Take my heart, take my soul Baby never let me go No, there's just no other way to love me That's the way it should be If you're gonna fall in love with me 'Cause there's just no other way to love me
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"You can have the guts and the courtesy to tell a woman, to her face, that you no longer want to see her. Call me crazy but, I think that you can make a point of ending your relationship in a manner that does not include an e-mail, a doorman, or a missing persons report. I think you could all get over your fear of looking like the bad guy and actually have the uncomfortable break-up conversation. Because, here’s what: avoiding that is what makes you the bad guy. And just so you know, most women aren’t angry, irrational psychos. We just want an ending to a relationship that is thoughtful and decent and honours what we had together. So my point is this: there is a good way to break-up with someone." -Carrie Bradshaw
Samantha: Honey, you look back so much you should have a relationship rearview mirror. Miranda: "Relationships may appear closer than they actually are." - Sex and the City
When you fall out of love, you go through a series of emotions - hurt, pain, sadness, regret, anger, frustration, depression. Not necessarily in that order. But eventually, most of us move on. Or at least we would like to think that we've moved on. Because it is pathetic to be stuck in the doldrums of wretched desolation and heartache.
It's tiring to have to constantly remind yourself to stop looking back. And it's even stranger when you do look back, and the life that you've never had, and will never have, flashes before your eyes.
Some of us wake up in the morning and the anguish is just gone. You suddenly don't think about him anymore. You've moved on. Some of us get caught up in work or hobbies and realise that they don't think about him anymore. You've moved on. Some of us see the bigger picture and realise the greater good. You've moved on. Some of us learn to let go of what we want and instead accept what we deserve. You've moved on. Some of us meet someone new and fall in love again. You've moved on.
Yet, some of us still wake up longing and with that burning in the pit of your stomach. Some of us still lay awake at night flooded by nostalgia and reminiscence. Some of us still go about our daily routines, yet stop and struggle with shooting pains in the heart. You tell yourself that you cannot keep feeling that way anymore. You tell yourself to get your act together. You force yourself to believe that you've moved on.
You tell yourself that as long as you keep convincing everyone around you that you've moved on, and as long as you keep repeating it to yourself, you might actually start believing in it. And when that happens, you get stuck in a whole new conundrum of feigned liberation and euphoria.
So, I couldn't help but wonder - when a relationship ends, how do you know if you've really moved on, or if you've just moved to denial?
"Sometimes reality has a way of sneaking up and biting us in the ass. And when the dam bursts, all you can do is swim. The world of pretend is a cage, not a cocoon. We can only lie to ourselves for so long. We are tired. We are scared. Denying it doesn't change the truth. Sooner or later we have to put aside our denial and face the world. Head on, guns blazing.
De Nile. It's not just a river in Egypt, it's a freakin' ocean. So how do you keep from drowning in it?" - Meredith Grey
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There was a time When I was so brokenhearted Love wasn't much of a friend of mine The tables have turned 'Cause me and them ways have parted That kind of love was the killin' kind
Listen All I want was someone I can't resist I know all I need to know by the way that I got kissed
I was cryin' when I met you Now I'm tryin' to forget you Love is sweet misery I was cryin' just to get you Now I'm dyin' cause I let you Do what you do - down on me
Now there's not even breathin' room Between pleasure and pain You cry when we're makin' love Must be one and the same
It's down on me I got to tell you one thing It's been on my mind Boy I gotta say We're partners in crime You got that certain something What you give to me Takes my breath away
Now the word out on the street Is the devil's in your kiss If our love goes up in flames It's a fire I can't resist
I was cryin' when I met you Now I'm tryin' to forget you Your love is sweet misery I was cryin' just to get you Now I'm dyin' cause I let you Do what you do to me
'Cause what you got inside Ain't where your love should stay Our love, sweet love, ain't love Till you give your heart away
I was cryin' when I met you Now I'm tryin' to forget you Your love is sweet misery I was cryin' just to get you Now I'm dyin' to let you Do what you do, what you do - down to me Baby, baby, baby
"We will never, never understand what he endured. Not being able to walk across the street without a crowd gathering around him. Being judged, ridiculed. How much pain can one take? Maybe now, Michael, they will leave you alone." - Marlon Jackson
Watching the Michael Jackson memorial on Star World last night was absolutely heartbreaking. The eulogies and performances were depressing and sad. I was holding back tears throughout the entire memorial service, with my Mom bawling beside me like a baby. All it took for me to give in to the waterworks was a goodbye message MJ's daughter, Paris, left him:
"Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. I just wanted to say I love him... so much."
My heart broke. I feel so sad for MJ's children. I can't imagine losing my Dad, yet they have to deal with this at such a young age. I wonder if MJ's kids understand the magnitude of his influence, popularity and success. Well, if they didn't know, I'm sure they do now.
It's so sad that MJ is gone. I wish he could have at least completed his comeback tour. But I guess all that is pointless now. Like I said before, I'm just really upset that MJ didn't get the chance to clear his name before leaving. That he had to die with the stigma of 'Wacko Jacko' and all that negative controversy.
I really believe that he isn't at all like what the media portrayed him to be. I think MJ is a really good man born in the wrong place and at the wrong time. Someone like him is so hard to come by. A man so talented, yet filled with so much love and generosity. It's what he had to go through that made him the way he was. The media brought him up, crushed him, and then poked fun at his devastated state. Like what preacherman Al Sharpton said to MJ's children during his eulogy last night: "There wasn't nothing strange about your daddy. What was strange was what your daddy had to deal with."
RIP MJ. This world wasn't good enough for you anyway.
