A Letter to My Ex in Song Lyrics

Amber Rodriquez
Jan 8, 2023
9 min read

Apparently someone keeps talking about me and obviously never had closure since I left him exactly five months ago. I communicate best with music and song lyrics so that's how I'm writing this. I'll link the spotify playlist at the end of it. All songs are in a specific order of how I've felt from the morning of July 6th, 2022 to January 6th, 2023. I hope someone finally gets the hint that he doesn't bother me, I don't miss him and that he hasn't damaged me. After all was said and done, I've come out so much stronger. This is it. This is your closure. If you want to know my thoughts on our relationship and the breakup, here you go.

You promised the world and I fell for it I put you first and you adored it Set fires to my forest And you let it burn Sang off-key in my chorus 'Cause it wasn't yours

I saw the signs and I ignored it Rose-colored glasses all distorted Set fire to my purpose And I let it burn You got off on the hurtin' When it wasn't yours, yeah

- Selena Gomez Lose You to Love Me

I got something I gotta get off of my chest I've been staying up while you're sleeping in my bed

I don't hate you, babe, it's worse than that 'Cause you hurt me and I don't react I've been building up this thing for months Whoa, oh, oh, oh Resentment

-Kesha Resentment

I swear I meant to mean the best when it ended Even tried to bite my tongue when you start shit Now you're textin' all my friends asking questions They never even liked you in the first place Dated a girl that I hate for the attention She only made it two days, what a connection It's like you'd do anything for my affection You're goin' all about it in the worst ways

I was into you, but I'm over it now And I was tryin' to be nice But nothing's getting through, so let me spell it out

A-B-C-D-E, Fuck U And your mom and your sister and your job And your broke-ass car and that shit you call art Fuck you and your friends that I'll never see again Everybody but your dog, you can all fuck off.

GAYLE-abcdefu (angrier version)

No, you're not half the man you think that you are And you can't fill the hole inside of you with money, drugs and cars I'm so glad I never ever had a baby with you 'Cause you can't love nothin' unless there's somethin' in it for you

Oh, I feel so sorry I feel so sad I tried to help you It just made you mad And I had no warnin' About who you are I'm just glad I made it out without breakin' down And then ran so fuckin' far That you would never ever touch me again Won't see your alligator tears 'Cause, no, I've had enough of them

Let me start this off by sayin' I really meant well from the start Take a broken man right in my hands And then put back all his parts

-Halsey You Should Be Sad

I hope you hear a song That makes you sing along and gets you thinking 'bout her Then the last several miles turns into a blur, yeah

I hope you both feel the sparks by the end of the drive I hope you know she's the one by the end of the night I hope you never ever felt more free Tell your friends that you're so happy I hope she comes along and wrecks every one of your plans I hope you spend your last dime to put a rock on her hand I hope she's wilder than your wildest dreams She's everything you're ever gonna need And then I hope she cheats Like you did on me And then I hope she cheats Like you did on me

Gabby Barrett-I Hope

Long were the nights when my days once revolved around you Counting my footsteps, Praying the floor won't fall through, again My mother accused me of losing my mind, But I swore I was fine, you paint me a blue sky And go back and turn it to rain And I lived in your chess game, But you changed the rules every day Wondering which version of you I might get on the phone Tonight, well I stopped picking up, and this song is to let you know why

Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone Don't you think I was too young to be messed with? The girl in the dress, cried the whole way home, I should've known

Well maybe it's me and my blind optimism to blame Maybe it's you and your sick need to give love then take it away And you'll add my name to your long list of traitors who don't understand And I'll look back and regret how I ignored when they said "run as fast as you can"

Taylor Swift-Dear John

I'm proud of who I am No more monsters, I can breathe again And you said that I was done Well, you were wrong and now the best is yet to come 'Cause I can make it on my own, oh And I don't need you, I found a strength I've never known I'll bring thunder, I'll bring rain, oh When I'm finished, they won't even know your name

You brought the flames and you put me through hell I had to learn how to fight for myself And we both know all the truth I could tell I'll just say this is "I wish you farewell"

I hope you're somewhere prayin', prayin' I hope your soul is changin', changin' I hope you find your peace Falling on your knees, prayin'

Ah sometimes, I pray for you at night, oh Someday, maybe you'll see the light Whoa oh, some say, in life, you're gonna get what you give But some things only God can forgive

Kesha-Praying

All I used to do was pray Would've, could've, should've If you'd never looked my way

I would've stayed on my knees And I damn sure never would've danced with the devil At nineteen And the God's honest truth is that the pain was heaven And now that I'm grown, I'm scared of ghosts Memories feel like weapons And now that I know, I wish you'd left me wondering

If you never touched me, I would've Gone along with the righteous If I never blushed, then they could've Never whispered about this And if you never saved me from boredom I could've gone on as I was But, Lord, you made me feel important And then you tried to erase us

Taylor Swift-Would've, Could've, Should've

You think you broke my heart, oh, girl, for goodness' sake You think I'm crying on my own, well, I ain't

And I didn't wanna write a song 'Cause I didn't want anyone thinkin' I still care, I don't, but You still hit my phone up And baby, I'll be movin' on And I think you should be somethin' I don't wanna hold back Maybe you should know that

My mama don't like you and she likes everyone And I never like to admit that I was wrong And I've been so caught up in my job Didn't see what's going on, but now I know I'm better sleeping on my own

Justin Bieber-Love Yourself

I bet you start loving me

Soon as I start loving someone else

Somebody better than you

I bet you start needing me

Soon as you see me with someone else

Somebody other than you

And I know that it hurts

You know that it hurts your pride

But you thought the grass was greener on the other side

I bet you start loving me

Soon as I start loving someone else

Somebody better than you

Ciara-I Bet

State the obvious, I didn't get my perfect fantasy

I realize you love yourself more than you could ever love me

So go and tell your friends that I'm obsessive and crazy

That's fine, I'll tell mine you're gay.

Taylor Swift-Picture to Burn

Just to be sweet to me And take your negativity Just walk away from this one With all your other problems Fool another fool into a sorry ass excuse That you call love And pray to God that this one sticks You know you don't deserve it

You deserve way more than just a heartache And you deserve way more than just to cry You need your whole world to crash with you on it, while it burns Just don't be upset When you get What you deserve

Koe Wetzel-What You Deserve

But you know what they say, you can't help who you fall for And you and I fell like an early spring snow But reality crept in, you said we're too different You laughed at my dreams, rolled your eyes at my jokes

Mr. Superior-Thinkin' Do you have all the space that you need? I don't have to be your shrink to know that you'll never be happy And I bet you think about me

I bet you think about me, yes I bet you think about me

Ooh, block it all out The voices so loud sayin', "Why did you let her go?" Does it make you feel sad That the love that you're lookin' for Is the love that you had?

Now you're out in the world, searchin' for your soul Scared not to be hip, scared to get old Chasing make-believe status, last time you felt free Was when none of that shit mattered 'cause you were with me

But now that we're done and it's over I bet it's hard to believe But it turned out I'm harder to forget than I was to leave Then, yeah, I bet you think about me.

Taylor Swift-I Bet You Think About Me

You're talking shit for the hell of it Addicted to betrayal, but you're relevant You're terrified to look down 'Cause if you dare, you'll see the glare Of everyone you burned just to get there It's coming back around

And I keep my side of the street clean You wouldn't know what I mean

'Cause karma is my boyfriend

Karma is a god

Karma is the breeze in my hair on the weekend

Karma's a relaxing thought

Aren't you envious that for you it's not?

Sweet like honey, karma is a cat

Purring in my lap 'cause it loves me

Flexing like a goddamn acrobat

Me and karma vibe like that.

Taylor Swift-Karma

Baby love, I think I've been a little too kind Didn't notice you walking all over my peace of mind In the shoes I gave you as a present Puttin' someone first only works when you're in their top five And by the way, I'm going out tonight

Best believe I'm still bejeweled When I walk in the room I can still make the whole place shimmer.

Taylor Swift-Bejeweled

How many days did I spend Thinkin' 'bout how you did me wrong, wrong, wrong? Lived in the shade you were throwin' 'Til all of my sunshine was gone, gone, gone And I couldn't get away from ya In my feelings more than Drake, so yeah Your name on my lips, tongue tied Free rent, livin' in my mind But then something happened one magical night

I forgot that you existed And I thought that it would kill me, but it didn't And it was so nice So peaceful and quiet

I forgot that you existed It isn't love, it isn't hate It's just indifference.

Taylor Swift-I Forgot That You Existed

This is a shout out to my ex Heard he in love with some other chick Yeah, yeah, that hurt me, I'll admit Forget that boy, I'm over it I hope she gettin' better sex Hope she ain't fakin' it like I did, babe Took four long years to call it quits Forget that boy, I'm over it

Guess I should say thank you For the "hate yous" and the tattoos Oh baby, I'm cool by the way Ain't sure I loved you anyway Go 'head, babe, I'ma live my life, my life, yeah

Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man You made my heart break and that made me who I am Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now Well, I, I'm all the way up I swear you'll never bring me down Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man You made my heart break and that made me who I am Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now Well, I'm, I'm all the way up I swear you'll never, you'll never bring me down

Oh, I deleted all your pics Then blocked your number from my phone, mm Yeah, yeah, you took all you could get But you ain't gettin' this love no more 'Cause now I'm living so legit (so legit) Even though you broke my heart in two, baby But I snapped right back, I'm so brand new, baby (I'm so brand new) Boy, read my lips, I'm over you, over you.

Little Mix-Shout Out to My Ex

There's a reason that the last one is different font and size of the others. Because it's the one that spoke most to how I'm feeling as I wrote this blog. I changed the color to the lyrics that spoke to me the most that relates back to exactly how I feel.

Taylor Swift, thanks for writing the soundtrack to my entire life.

You promised the world and I fell for it I put you first and you adored it Set fires to my forest And you let it burn Sang off-key in my chorus 'Cause it wasn't yours

I saw the signs and I ignored it Rose-colored glasses all distorted Set fire to my purpose And I let it burn You got off on the hurtin' When it wasn't yours, yeah

- Selena Gomez Lose You to Love Me

I got something I gotta get off of my chest I've been staying up while you're sleeping in my bed

I don't hate you, babe, it's worse than that 'Cause you hurt me and I don't react I've been building up this thing for months Whoa, oh, oh, oh Resentment

-Kesha Resentment

I was into you, but I'm over it now And I was tryin' to be nice But nothing's getting through, so let me spell it out

A-B-C-D-E, Fuck U And your mom and your sister and your job And your broke-ass car and that shit you call art Fuck you and your friends that I'll never see again Everybody but your dog, you can all fuck off.

GAYLE-abcdefu (angrier version)

No, you're not half the man you think that you are And you can't fill the hole inside of you with money, drugs and cars I'm so glad I never ever had a baby with you 'Cause you can't love nothin' unless there's somethin' in it for you

Oh, I feel so sorry I feel so sad I tried to help you It just made you mad And I had no warnin' About who you are I'm just glad I made it out without breakin' down And then ran so fuckin' far That you would never ever touch me again Won't see your alligator tears 'Cause, no, I've had enough of them

Let me start this off by sayin' I really meant well from the start Take a broken man right in my hands And then put back all his parts

-Halsey You Should Be Sad

I hope you hear a song That makes you sing along and gets you thinking 'bout her Then the last several miles turns into a blur, yeah

Gabby Barrett-I Hope

Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone Don't you think I was too young to be messed with? The girl in the dress, cried the whole way home, I should've known

Well maybe it's me and my blind optimism to blame Maybe it's you and your sick need to give love then take it away And you'll add my name to your long list of traitors who don't understand And I'll look back and regret how I ignored when they said "run as fast as you can"

Taylor Swift-Dear John

You brought the flames and you put me through hell I had to learn how to fight for myself And we both know all the truth I could tell I'll just say this is "I wish you farewell"

I hope you're somewhere prayin', prayin' I hope your soul is changin', changin' I hope you find your peace Falling on your knees, prayin'

Ah sometimes, I pray for you at night, oh Someday, maybe you'll see the light Whoa oh, some say, in life, you're gonna get what you give But some things only God can forgive

Kesha-Praying

All I used to do was pray Would've, could've, should've If you'd never looked my way

I would've stayed on my knees And I damn sure never would've danced with the devil At nineteen And the God's honest truth is that the pain was heaven And now that I'm grown, I'm scared of ghosts Memories feel like weapons And now that I know, I wish you'd left me wondering

If you never touched me, I would've Gone along with the righteous If I never blushed, then they could've Never whispered about this And if you never saved me from boredom I could've gone on as I was But, Lord, you made me feel important And then you tried to erase us

Taylor Swift-Would've, Could've, Should've

You think you broke my heart, oh, girl, for goodness' sake You think I'm crying on my own, well, I ain't

And I didn't wanna write a song 'Cause I didn't want anyone thinkin' I still care, I don't, but You still hit my phone up And baby, I'll be movin' on And I think you should be somethin' I don't wanna hold back Maybe you should know that

My mama don't like you and she likes everyone And I never like to admit that I was wrong And I've been so caught up in my job Didn't see what's going on, but now I know I'm better sleeping on my own

Justin Bieber-Love Yourself

I bet you start loving me

Soon as I start loving someone else

Somebody better than you

I bet you start needing me

Soon as you see me with someone else

Somebody other than you

And I know that it hurts

You know that it hurts your pride

But you thought the grass was greener on the other side

I bet you start loving me

Soon as I start loving someone else

Somebody better than you

Ciara-I Bet

State the obvious, I didn't get my perfect fantasy

I realize you love yourself more than you could ever love me

So go and tell your friends that I'm obsessive and crazy

That's fine, I'll tell mine you're gay.

Taylor Swift-Picture to Burn

Just to be sweet to me And take your negativity Just walk away from this one With all your other problems Fool another fool into a sorry ass excuse That you call love And pray to God that this one sticks You know you don't deserve it

You deserve way more than just a heartache And you deserve way more than just to cry You need your whole world to crash with you on it, while it burns Just don't be upset When you get What you deserve

Koe Wetzel-What You Deserve

But you know what they say, you can't help who you fall for And you and I fell like an early spring snow But reality crept in, you said we're too different You laughed at my dreams, rolled your eyes at my jokes

Mr. Superior-Thinkin' Do you have all the space that you need? I don't have to be your shrink to know that you'll never be happy And I bet you think about me

I bet you think about me, yes I bet you think about me

Ooh, block it all out The voices so loud sayin', "Why did you let her go?" Does it make you feel sad That the love that you're lookin' for Is the love that you had?

Now you're out in the world, searchin' for your soul Scared not to be hip, scared to get old Chasing make-believe status, last time you felt free Was when none of that shit mattered 'cause you were with me

But now that we're done and it's over I bet it's hard to believe But it turned out I'm harder to forget than I was to leave Then, yeah, I bet you think about me.

Taylor Swift-I Bet You Think About Me

You're talking shit for the hell of it Addicted to betrayal, but you're relevant You're terrified to look down 'Cause if you dare, you'll see the glare Of everyone you burned just to get there It's coming back around

And I keep my side of the street clean You wouldn't know what I mean

'Cause karma is my boyfriend

Karma is a god

Karma is the breeze in my hair on the weekend

Karma's a relaxing thought

Aren't you envious that for you it's not?

Sweet like honey, karma is a cat

Purring in my lap 'cause it loves me

Flexing like a goddamn acrobat

Me and karma vibe like that.

Taylor Swift-Karma

Baby love, I think I've been a little too kind Didn't notice you walking all over my peace of mind In the shoes I gave you as a present Puttin' someone first only works when you're in their top five And by the way, I'm going out tonight

Best believe I'm still bejeweled When I walk in the room I can still make the whole place shimmer.

Taylor Swift-Bejeweled

I forgot that you existed And I thought that it would kill me, but it didn't And it was so nice So peaceful and quiet

I forgot that you existed It isn't love, it isn't hate It's just indifference.

Taylor Swift-I Forgot That You Existed

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