Built up on empty words
I fell for what I thought we were
And I crashed down, I fell apart
Yeah, I crashed down, scattered in the dark

I left a part of myself in the places we’d find
We were on our own cloud 9
We left the world spinnin' behind
In the back seat of a stranger’s car
Laughing out loud in an uptight bar
Thought we’d find who we are
That’s why moving on’s so hard

Why’d you have to love me to pieces?
Why'd you have to be what I needed?
Too many times in different places
You held my heart enough to break it
Why’d you have to love me to pieces?

Love me to, love me la ah ah, love me
Love me to, love me to pieces
Love me to, love me la ah ah, love me
Love me to, love me to pieces

I can almost taste the view
Over the city, were you wasted on me too?
Had no doubt but no clue
If all I dreamed about, you were dreaming too

I left a part of myself in the places we’d find
We were on our own cloud 9
We left the world spinnin' behind
In the back seat of a stranger’s car
Laughing out loud in an uptight bar
Thought we’d find who we are
That’s why moving on’s so hard

Why’d you have to love me to pieces?
Why'd you have to be what I needed?
Too many times in different places
You held my heart enough to break it
Why’d you have to love me to pieces?

Love me to, love me la ah ah, love me
Love me to, love me to pieces
Love me to, love me la ah ah, love me
Love me to, love me to pieces

Love me to, love me la ah ah, love me
Love me to, love me to pieces
Love me to, love me la ah ah, love me
Love me to, love me to pieces

Oh, what I wouldn’t do
To go back before we knew
Just how much we had to lose
Could I stand in that moment with you?
Oh, there’s nothing I can say
Second changes slipped away
Running off to better days
But can you tell me that you’re okay?

Why’d you have to love me?
Why’d you have to love me?
Why’d you have to love me?
Too many times in different places
You held my heart enough to break it
Why’d you have to love me to pieces?

Love me to, love me la ah ah, love me (love me)
Love me to, love me to pieces (love me)
Love me to, love me la ah ah, love me
Love me to, love me to pieces (why'd you have to love me?)
Love me to, love me la ah ah, love me
Love me to, love me to pieces (to pieces)
Love me to, love me la ah ah, love me
Love me to pieces