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I Love You, I'm Sorry Lyrics

Lyricist: Gracie Abrams

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I Love You, I'm Sorry Lyrics

[Verse 1] Two Augusts ago I told the truth, oh, but you didn't like it, you went home You're in your Benz, I'm by the gate Now you go alone Charm all the people you train for, you mean well but aim low And I'll make it known like I'm getting paid [Chorus] That's just the way life goes I like to slam doors closed Trust me, I know it's always about me I love you, I'm sorry [Verse 2] Two summers from now We'll have been talking, but not all that often, we're cool now I'll be on a boat, you're on a plane Going somewhere, same And I'll have a drink Wistfully lean out my window and watch the sun set on the lake I might not feel real, but it's okay, mm [Chorus] 'Cause that's just the way life goes I push my luck, it shows Thankful you don't send someone to kill me I love you, I'm sorry See Gracie Abrams Live Get tickets as low as $88 You might also like Darling, I Tyler, The Creator ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. (Romanized) Genius Romanizations St. Chroma Tyler, The Creator [Bridge] You were the best but you were the worst As sick as it sounds, I loved you first I was a dick, it is what it is A habit to kick, the age-old curse I tend to laugh whenever I'm sad I stare at the crash, it actually works Making amends, this shit never ends I'm wrong again, wrong again [Chorus] The way life goes Joyriding down our road Lay on the horn to prove that it haunts me (I'm wrong again, wrong again) I love you, I'm sorry The way life goes (You were the best but you were the worst) (As sick as it sounds, I loved you first) I wanna speak in code (I was a dick, it is what it is) (A habit to kick, the age-old curse) Hope that I don't, won't make it about me (I tend to laugh whenever I'm sad) (I stare at the crash, it actually works) I love you, I'm sorry

Meaning of I Love You, I'm Sorry

The song is a melancholic reflection on a past relationship characterized by cycles of conflict and apology. It explores themes of self-awareness ('I was a dick'), recognizing patterns of behavior ('the age-old curse'), and grappling with the bittersweet nature of lost love. The imagery – August, boats, planes, sunsets – suggests distance and detachment while 'slamming doors closed' indicates attempts at closure but ultimately returning to a familiar dynamic. The repetition of ‘I love you, I’m sorry’ underscores the vulnerability and persistent regret.

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