We Accept the Love We Think We Deserve Lyrics

You promised me

You would believe

But I can see you need convincing

Your eyes a hungry stare

Searching desperately

Wishing I could make you feel worthy

But your self esteem

Has been sinking

Under all the weight of love you don’t believe

You don’t believe oh

When you said

You couldn’t believe it

I knew that

I could never make you feel it

Cause in your head

Every time I ever said

I loved you

You deleted

You promised me

You would believe

But I can’t be what I know you need

Your eyes see what’s not there

I protest desperately

Wishing you could feel my words’ meaning

But your faith in me

Has been spiraling

In spite of all my reassuring pleas

Cause your self esteem

Has been sinking

Under all the weight of love you can’t believe

Under the weight of believing me

But I can’t make you see

Your sorrow

Is one tough act to follow

Because you’re constantly haunted by the thought of words I might not say tomorrow

Like “this is forever” (this is forever)

And “I don’t care if you never get better” (never get better)

I’ll be here just to show you the storms we can weather

I try to be all that you need

But you won’t take those words from me

My heavy heart spills endlessly

Voice weak from screaming “why can’t you see?”

Why can’t you see

Why can’t you see

Yeah

You promised me (I try to be)

You would believe (All that you need)

But I can’t be what I know you need (But you won’t take those words from me)

Your eyes see what’s not there

I protest desperately (Desperately)

Wishing you could feel my words’ meaning

But your faith in me

Has been spiraling

In spite of all my reassuring pleas

Cause your self esteem

Has been sinking

Under all the weight of love you can’t believe

And finally I see

You only take what you think you deserve from me