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❛  i don’t know why i cry. but i think it’s cause i remember for the first time since i hated you that i used to love you.  ❜ ❛  for you i could pretend like i was happy when i was sad.  ❜ ❛  you said i love you, and i said it too. the only difference is i didn’t lie to you.  ❜ ❛  with you i’m a beautiful mess, it’s like we’re standing hand in hand with all our fears upon the edge.  ❜ ❛  oh, won’t you stay with me ?  ❜ ❛  but if you love me, why’d you leave me ?  ❜ ❛  i thought that i’d been hurt before but no one’s ever left me quite this sore. your words cut deeper than a knife.  ❜ ❛  how can i try to love someone new, someone who isn’t you ?  ❜ ❛  i tried to sever ties and i ended up with wounds to bind like you’re pouring salt in my cuts.  ❜ ❛  don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got till it’s gone ?  ❜ ❛  i wish that i could wake up with amnesia and forget about the stupid little things.  ❜ ❛  just make me feel special, and make me feel love.  ❜ ❛  don’t know if i’ll be fine without you.  ❜ ❛  you’re gonna break my heart anyway so just leave the pieces when you go.  ❜ ❛  if it isn’t love, why do i feel this way ?  ❜ ❛  now you’re just somebody that i used to know.  ❜ ❛  how do i start to love my life alone ?  ❜ ❛  goodbye, it’s not the end. and if you need me, i’m still your friend.  ❜ ❛  i might be okay but i’m not fine at all.  ❜ ❛  so this is how it ends. this is what ‘i don’t love you’ feels like.  ❜ ❛  you gave me all your love and all i gave you was goodbye.  ❜ ❛  nobody said it was easy. no one ever said it would be so hard.  ❜ ❛  it’s funny how we feel so much but we cannot say a word.  ❜ ❛  yesterday, love was such an easy game to play. now i need a place to hideaway.  ❜ ❛  but you’ll find the real thing instead.  ❜ ❛  though we really did try to make it, somethin’ inside has died, and i can’t hide and i just can’t fake it.  ❜ ❛  i know i needed you but i never showed.  ❜ ❛  just say you won’t let go.  ❜ ❛  what about love ? what about trust ? what about us ?  ❜ ❛  but i know i was happier with you.  ❜ ❛  say you’ll love me again. undo this hurt you caused when you walked out the door and walked out of my life.  ❜ ❛  some people want it all but i don’t want nothing at all if it ain’t you.  ❜ ❛  i wish nothing but the best for you, too.  ❜ ❛  you tell me that you need me then you go and cut me down.  ❜ ❛  but when my loneliness is through i’m gonna find another you.  ❜ ❛  so since i’m not your everything how about i’ll be nothing ?  ❜ ❛  what am i supposed to do when the best part of me was always you ?  ❜ ❛  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.  ❜ ❛  so goodbye. please don’t cry. we both know i’m not what you need.  ❜ ❛  you stole my heart, and that’s what really hurts.  ❜ ❛  i needed to hate you to love me.  ❜ ❛  when you’re dreaming with a broken heart the giving up is the hardest part.  ❜ ❛  it took all the strength i had not to fall apart.  ❜ ❛  i should have brought you flowers and held your hand. should have gave you all my hours when i had the chance.  ❜ ❛  i won’t give up on us. i’m giving you all my love.  ❜ ❛  when you left i lost a part of me.  ❜ ❛  come back baby, please, ‘cause we belong together.  ❜ ❛  because of you i learned to play on the safe side so i don’t get hurt.  ❜ ❛  because of you i find it hard to trust not only me but everyone around me.  ❜ ❛  i spent oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself. i used to cry, now i hold my head up high.  ❜

“ am i not good enough? ”  

“ you’ve been so quiet. what’s on your mind? ”  

“ why did you help me? ”  

“ who do you fight for? ”  

“ why do you hate me? ”  

“ have you come to laugh at me in my miserable state? ”  

“ you’re not dating anyone, are you? ”  

“ i’ve got your back, okay? ”  

“ where do you think you’re going? ”  

“ how long have i been asleep? ”  

“ are you going to kill me? ”  

“ why can’t i come with you? ”  

“ we all have secrets, don’t we? ”  

“ did you want to be alone? ”  

“ why should i trust you? ”  

“ wait. did you hear that? ”  

“ promise me? ”  

“ why are you talking like we’ll never see each other again? ”  

“ do you remember anything at all? ”  

“ what? no witty remark? nothing clever to say? ”  

“ you wanna know what your problem is? ”  

“ may i have this dance? ”  

“ can i ask… what happened? ”  

“ how many people have you killed? how many? ”  

“ do you ever hear yourself? ”  

“ would you run away with me? ”  

“ could you be happy here with me? ”  

“ you can’t or you won’t? ”  

“ you slept with them, didn’t you? ”  

“ well, how do i look? ”  

“ after all you’ve done how can i possibly trust you? ”  

“ why can’t you let me in? what are you so afraid of? ”  

“ what did they do to you? ”  

“ so why’s it so important anyway? ”  

“ where have you been? ”  

“ why are you looking at me like that? ”  

“ why did you come? ”  

“ what are you doing out here by yourself? ”  

“ is… that my shirt you’re wearing? ”  

“ you… don’t like me very much, do you? ”  

“ why does it always have to be a fight with you? ”

“ why can’t you look me in the eye? ”  

“ can you forgive me? ”  

“ what if i never see you again? ”  

“ you were going to leave without saying goodbye? ”  

“ how about a little midnight snack? ”  

“ are you… smelling me? ”  

“ how did you get this scar? ”  

“ what do you want in exchange for it? ”  

i just played the stanley parable for the first time recently and this ending absolutely destroyed me, so i’m making a meme about it to cope. a few lines might have been altered just a little bit to fit a more vague setting, but most remain unchanged. feel free to alter further should you need to!

trigger warnings: suicide ( or at least a mention of it )

“ i think perhaps we’ve gotten off on the wrong foot here. ”

“ i’m not your enemy here. really, i’m not. ”

“ wha- REALLY? i was in the middle of something! ”

“ do you have zero consideration for others? ”

“ are you that convinced that i want something bad to happen to you?

“ i really do want to help you. ”

“ let me prove that i’m on your side. ”

“ give me a chance. ”

“ oh, thank god, you are willing to listen to me. ”

“ do you see that i have really wanted you to be happy all this time? ”

“ don’t you see that it’s killing us? ”

“ i just… i want it to stop. ”

“ we would both be so much happier if we just stopped. ”

“ i think i have a solution. ”

“ what are we looking for? ”

“ it’s beautiful, isn’t it? ”

“ i think i feel…happy. ”

“ no, wait, where are you going? ”

“ please, no, let me stay here! ”

“ don’t take this from me! ”

“ this is where we can both be happy. ”

“ promise me you won’t go back there. ”

“ you’re risking everything we achieved here! ”

“ are you… you are going to stay here, aren’t you? ”

“ you. will. die. what about this isn’t getting through to you?! ”

“ thank god you lived. ”

“ you had me worried there for a moment. ”

“ i can’t go back to what i was before! ”

“ why are you doing this? ”

“ see? this is what you want. ”

“ go back. there’s nothing good that can come from this. ”

“ do you just not believe me? ”

“ what can i say to convince you? ”

“ can you do that for me? ”

“ perhaps you finally see what i’m talking about. ”

“ my god… is this really how much you dislike me? ”

“ you are literally willing to kill yourself to keep me from being happy? ”

“ am i reading the situation correctly? ”

“ maybe you’re just getting a kick out of it. i don’t know anymore. ”

“ i just wanted us to get along. i guess that was too much to ask. ”

SOFTER: “  stop doing that— stop trying to hide your emotions from me.  ” “  i can’t make you trust me. but i’m gonna stick around long enough for you to realize you can.  ” “  not everyone is just gonna become another scar. some people will stay, if you let them.  ” “  i feel like i’ve been living in a storm for so long, like i’m just drifting from wave or wave hoping i won’t drown.  ” “  what happened to you? what made you so scared to stay still long enough to let someone in?  ” “  i don’t wanna be scared anymore.  ” “  even when you smile, your eyes are still sad.  ” “  you’re safe with me. you can let go. breathe. ”   “  i just want to belong somewhere again. or to someone, i guess.  ” “  the thing about never having a home, is you don’t know what to do when you’re finally given one. you just feel like you’re waiting for something to take it away again.  ” “  would you just sit still? you’re gonna get an infection if you don’t let me clean this up.  ” “  i’m not gonna hurt you. i’m just here to help.  ” “  close your eyes. go back to sleep. nothing can hurt you while i’m here.  ” “  you looked so peaceful while you were sleeping…i couldn’t bring myself to wake you up.  ” “  why do you trust me?  ” “  don’t do that— don’t shut down on me. let me in.  ” “  you were talking in your sleep again. i’m starting to think they’re memories and not just dreams.  ” “  i’m not used to letting people close. i don’t like being vulnerable— but i want to, with you. i want to let you in.  ” “  how did you get this scar?  ” “ i don’t always need you to fix everything. i just— sometimes i just want you to listen. ” “  you’re so beautiful when you laugh. i wish i could see it more, but maybe it’s the rarity of it that makes it so captivating. ”

“i know there’s nothing to say.”

“someone has taken my place.”

“let me do my stuff.”

“i know i got nothing on you.”

“there’s nothing to do.”

“i’m not gonna miss you when you go.”

“i’ve been tossed around enough.”

“i know you’re hoping to find someone who’s going to give you peace of mind.” 

“i’m just second-hand news.”

“now here you go again.”

“you want your freedom?”

“who am i to keep you down?”

“listen carefully to the sound of your loneliness.”

“thunder only happens when it’s raining.”

“players only love you when they’re playing.”

“they will come and they will go.”

“when the rain washes you clean, you’ll know.”

“now here i go again.”

“i see the crystal vision.”

“it’s only me who wants to wrap around your dreams.”

“do you have any dreams you’d like to sell?”

“she broke down and let me in.”

“i’m never going back again.”

“you don’t know what it means to win.”

“come around and see me again.”

“open your eyes and look at the day. you’ll see things in a different way.”

“don’t stop thinking about tomorrow.”

“it’ll be better than before.”

“yesterday’s gone.”

“why not think about times to come and not about the things that you’ve done?”

“if your life was bad to you, just think what tomorrow will do.”

“all i want is to see you smile.”

“i know you don’t believe that it’s true.”

“i never meant any harm to you.”

“don’t you look back.”

“loving you isn’t the right thing to do.”

“how can i ever change things that i feel?”

“i’d give you my world.”

“you can go your own way.”

“you can call it another lonely day.”

“packing up, shacking up’s all you wanna do.”

“everything’s waiting for you.”

“there’ll be no more crying.”

“i feel that when i’m with you.”

“i love you like never before.”

“i wish you all the love in the world.”

“the songbirds keep singing like they know the score.”

“listen to the wind blow.”

“damn your love, damn your lies.”

“if you don’t love me now, you will never love me again.”

“damn the dark, damn the light.”

“i can still hear you saying you would never break the chain.”

“you make me happy with the things you do.”

“i never did believe in miracles.”

“i’ve got a feeling it’s time to try.”

“i never did believe in the ways of magic.”

“it would be different and you know it.”

“i don’t have to tell you but you’re the only one.”

“you make loving fun. it’s all i want to do.”

“i don’t want to know the reasons.”

“i don’t want to stand between you and love.”

“i just want you to feel fine.”

“the truth has come down now.”

“take a listen to your spirit; it’s crying out loud.”

“you say you love me, but you don’t know.”

“you know you make me cry.”

“how can you love me, i don’t understand why.”

“if there’s been a fool around, it’s got to be me.”

“you’re letting me know you’re the best thing in my life.”

“why are you right when i’m so wrong?”

“i’m so weak but you’re so strong.”

“everything you do is just all right.”

“i can’t walk away from you if i tried.”

“dig your grave.”

“pick your path and i’ll pray.”

“lousy lovers pick their prey but they never cry out loud.”

“well, did she make you cry?”

“is it over now?”

“pick up the pieces and go home.”

“follow those who pale in your shadow.”

“rulers make bad lovers.”

“you better put your kingdom up for sale.”

“she’s a dragon.”

“you could be my silver spring.”

“don’t say that she’s pretty.”

“did you say that she loved you?”

“turn around, see me running?”

“i say i loved you years ago, but tell myself you never loved me.”

“you won’t forget me.”

“i know i could have loved you.”

“but you wouldn’t have let me.”

“my voice will haunt you.”

“give me just a chance.”

“you’ll never get away from the sound of the woman that loved you.”