Alone for Valentines

I remember, red wine stains on a borrowed dress
Streetlights flickering like a nervous breath
Midnight snacks and Netflix binging
Chocolate highs and karaoke singing
Now love notes in the window, staged just right
As worn-out love songs echo through the night
I drift past painted hearts that cry red
While your perfect new life lights up my thread

A tangled mess, another sad story
You don't need me, and your silence cuts me deeply
I feel like I've just been thrown away
While you found love in our old café

I'm open to anything, attached to nothing
But I still flinch when I hear your name
'Cause it still means something, I can't stand this again
I'm alone for Valentine's

I tried, I tried to work, I tried to date
Put on a smile, even tempted my fate
Stayed up so late, faked every laugh
Swiped right on ghosts that didn't really last
I wish, I wish you hurt the way I do
I wish that we had somehow made it through
Other kisses always miss the mark
And without your touch, I crumble in the dark

A tangled mess, another sad story
You just don't need me, and your silence cuts me deeply
I feel like I've just been thrown away
While you found love in our old café

I'm open to anything, attached to nothing
But I still flinch when I hear your name
'Cause it still means something, I can't stand this again
I'm alone for Valentine's

Love needs more than a band-aid, love ain't a show
It's fighting like hell when the hurt says go
It's storms and scars and holding on tight
It's waking up and staying and still choosing to fight

I'm open to anything, attached to nothing
But I still flinch when I hear your name
'Cause it still means something, I can't stand this
Being alone for Valentine's

He's everything you think you need
But he won't love you like me