Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Closed off from love, I didn't need the pain
Once or twice was enough and it was all in vain
Time starts to pass, before you know it you're frozen
It had started off like two adversaries facing each other, boxers on opposite sides of the ring getting ready for the biggest fight of their life, literally. It was a war of words from the first time that they had met, his attitude, his persona, the lying nature. She was nursing a broken heart and she did not like how easily he made fun of such a strong emotion. She knew that one day there would be regret.
But something happened for the very first time with you
My heart melted to the ground, found something true
And everyone's looking 'round, thinking I'm going crazy
But I don't care what they say, I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away but they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
Their paths had kept crossing and every single time it was a showdown. Why did life have to play such games with her. Wasn't it enough that she had to deal with the practicalities; a broken marriage, an engagement to a friend, that friend who loved her sister; an unwell mother whose health had deteriorated because she was still single and considered a spinster even in this modern day and age.
You cut me open and I,
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding, I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
Trying hard not to hear but they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds fill my ears, try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal is to keep me from falling
Things had started changing when his Dadi brought a marriage proposal; her mother's health improved and her sister wasn't living in the guilt that her sister was single because of her. Her world came crashing down on the wedding night, when he went to his girlfriend and then she found out their plan; torture for supposedly making his best friend and sister's fiance fall in love with her. The battle of wits started then. Who would be the last man standing?
But nothing's greater than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness I see your face
Yet everyone around me thinks that I'm going crazy
Maybe, maybe
She had fallen first. The first time he apologised "Sorry" was all he had said and that one word spoke a thousand feelings. Feeling that showed it pained him to hurt others while hurting her. Small incidents made her realise that her husband had a misconstrued sense of justice but a heart of gold. When he loved, he loved completely, no holds barred. Small things about his goodness had made her fall in love with him, how it happened and when, she couldn't pinpoint; she just knew that she loved him. That love shone through and her possessive streak came to light, which had scared his girlfriend.
But I don't care what they say, I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away, but they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
That love of his wasn't meant for her. He had told her over and over again that he wanted her gone, then why was it every time something went wrong and she left, he brought her back. It was not love on his side, it was humanity and even then they had stood on two opposite sides, battling a fighting attraction that he didn't want to feel and she didn't want to let go.
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
And it's draining all of me
Oh, they find it hard to believe
I'll be wearing these scars for everyone to see
I don't care what they say, I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away but they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
He had thought she'd cheated him and since she didn't succeed in proving otherwise, he decided to take her life in his hands and get her married to someone else after their divorce. No not just anyone to her friend, who liked her sister, who felt guilty that it was his fault she was in this problem. She didn't want that to happen and despite her pleas to not take such a drastic step, he didn't listen. So she had decided to take matters into her own hands.
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding, I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
She was ashamed to say, she ran away but she should have watched what she was doing because soon darkness overcame her, she could hear voices, she could feel people shaking her; him lifting her and her body being whisked away, the beeping machines and the pain. She wanted to scream but she couldn't. How could she feel the pain? The logical side of her brain told her there would be anesthetic and she needed to let them do their job. Then there was silence, apart from the regular beeping of the machines keeping her alive. Now there was nothing to worry about, no one to be wary of, no plans, no plots, just blissful peace.
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding, I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
He waited keeping a vigilant eye on her, hoping she would open her eyes so they could start over, regret washing over him for getting her in this condition, fighting all odds to keep her with them.
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
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