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(Not Meant To Be lyrics by Theory of a Dead Man)
Balthazar watched Veronica walk away, her hair rippling behind her.
It's never enough to say I'm sorry
It's never enough to say I care
But I'm caught between what you wanted from me
And knowing that if I give that to you
I might just disappear
How would he live without her? For over a thousand years, she had been his life, his goal in life, now...it was over. All of it.
Nobody wins when everyone's losing
They were both losing their dreams-dreams of being together always.
It's like one step forward and two steps back
No matter what I do you're always mad
She hated this time, this age. She wanted to go back. But no one could go back in time. Everyone knew that. So why couldn't she see it?
And I, I can't change your mind
Oh, it's like trying to turn around on a one way street
I can't give you what you want
And it's killing me
And I, I'm starting to see
Maybe we're not meant to be
Was she really worth all this? His words to Dave about Becky came back to haunt him. Was she?
It's never enough to say I love you
No, it's never enough to say I try
It's hard to believe
That there's no way out for you and me
And it seems to be the story of our life
He would give up everything for her, yet she refused to understand that he wasn't perfect, that she would have to sacrifice some little things for this to work.
Nobody wins when everyone's losing
She had seemed genuinely sad to have to leave...but she didn't have to.
It's like one step forward and two steps back
No matter what I do you're always mad
And I, I can't change your mind
She chose to.
Oh, it's like trying to turn around on a one way street
I can't give you what you want
And it's killing me
And I, I'm starting to see
Maybe we're not meant to be
Maybe she had changed.
There's still time to turn this around
You could building this up instead of tearing it down
But I keep thinking
Maybe it's too late
She was too different.
It's like one step forward and two steps back
No matter what I do you're always mad
And I, I can't change your mind
Oh, it's like trying to turn around on a one way street
I can't give you what you want
And it's killing me
And I, I finally see
Maybe we're not meant to be
They weren't right for each other anymore. It was good she was gone-neither of them had to pretend anymore. It was over. All over.
It's like one step forward and two steps back
No matter what I do you're always mad
And I, baby I'm sorry to see
Maybe we're not meant to be
And he was glad.