Bend and I'll break you
Leave and I'll take you back again
So bend and I'll break you
Leave and I'll take you back again
If she bends, then she breaks
She loves you but then she takes it away
She bends and she bows
She's cold, but she melts like snow


And there she stands, looking so lovely in a fitted red dress. She looks around, but does not see me. I am glad she doesn't. She is waiting for me, I know, but I still stay back, just taking her beauty in. How could I have done what I did? I am a terrible person.

So I stand there in the shadows, looking her over from head to toe. She wears red strappy shoes, and her legs are long and lean. Her red dress fits her perfectly, but I have never seen an outfit that did not look good on her. She is playing with her hands, having nothing else to do with them. Her face is hard to read, she was never an easy one to figure out. But to me, she looks nervous, almost scared. Maybe it is because she thinks I will not show up. Maybe I won't.

Bend and I'll break you
Sleep and I'll wake you tonight
Hey, don't you want to understand?
Understand that
If she bends, then she breaks
She loves you, but then she takes it away
She bends and she bows
She's cold, but she melts like snow
She bends, she breaks
She hates you, but then she makes a mistake


She chews on her lip and brushes back a long dark hair that has gotten loose from her perfect French twist. I stare at her face for a long time, remembering all that I've done to her, and all that she'd done to me. I am reminded of a song. "I Hate Myself for Loving You." It fits us perfectly.

She seems to be getting more and more worried. She is waiting for me so she can say goodbye. She is leaving for Los Angeles tomorrow, but I had agreed to see her before she left. I told her I had something important to say, but now I'm not sure.

I wanted to tell her that I loved her tonight. What will that do? Will it make her run away, or run into my arms? Will she stay, will she leave anyway? I don't know. So I hide for now.

Confused and a lot to take
And where to fall out and when
Hey, yes
She won't be good to you
And I hate the way I am
I hate the way I am
So, bend and I'll break you
Leave and I'll take you back again

She looks at the clock on the wall. I should have been there a half hour ago. She is getting restless. She may leave soon. So I step out from the shadows. I can hide no longer.

She smiles when she sees me, but hides the smile quickly. She does not want to appear too needy of me. I make my way to her and I look into her eyes. We don't say a word. We just look into each other's souls.

I reach out and touch her shoulder. I grab her and pull her into a hug. We hug for a long time, it is as if I can not let her go... again.

She finally pulls away. She nods at me, and I know it is time. She must go. I fear I'll never see her again, never get to tell her so many things that have crossed my mind in the last months.

She leans in closer, for a kiss. I kiss her with all the passion we should have shared, but never got the chance to.


If she bends, then she breaks
She loves you, but then she takes it away
She bends and she bows
She's cold, but she melts like snow
She bends and she breaks
She hates you, but then she makes a mistake


After a minute, she pulls away again. It's really happening. She's leaving. She may never come back, though I hope that's not the case. Before she turns to go, she whispers in my ear, three little words I should have told her long ago. "I love you." Before I have a chance to reply, to tell her that she means so much to me, she has gone.

Bend and I'll break you down
She bends and she breaks
She bends and she bows
She's cold, but she melts like snow


And here I stand.