Here are the lyrics for a pop song about a breakup, written from a second-person point of view.
Title: Black and White
Genre: Pop
Point of View: Second Person
(Verse 1)
There's a coffee ring on the table where your favorite mug used to be
A little ghost of a morning that isn't for you and me
You left your scent on my jacket, a cruel souvenir
And you left me in the quiet, learning how to face the fear
I trace the crack in the ceiling, the one you said you’d fix
It's just another broken promise in this empty, silent mix
(Pre-Chorus)
We used to map out the future like stars in the sky
Now I can't even look up without wanting to ask you why
You were the beat in the baseline, the rhythm in my feet
Now the silence is deafening on this one-way street
(Chorus)
You taught me how to spell 'forever' with chalk on the pavement stone
Then you taught me how an echo sounds when you're suddenly all alone
You showed me every color, painted my whole world bright
Then you taught me how to live my life in black and white
Yeah, you taught me love, then you taught me how to lose
Guess you were just a lesson that I didn't get to choose
(Verse 2)
I see your car on a side street, and my stomach does a flip
Have to bite back your name from the edge of my lip
Your friends all look right through me when I see them out in town
Did you hand them the scissors? Did you tell them to cut me down?
Every song on the radio feels like a personal attack
'Cause you were the one who sang them to me, and you're never coming back
(Pre-Chorus)
We used to laugh at the sad parts in all the silver screen goodbyes
Now I know they weren't acting, I see the truth behind their eyes
You were the hook of the melody, the words I couldn't wait to sing
Now you're just a painful memory that the changing seasons bring
(Chorus)
You taught me how to spell 'forever' with chalk on the pavement stone
Then you taught me how an echo sounds when you're suddenly all alone
You showed me every color, painted my whole world bright
Then you taught me how to live my life in black and white
Yeah, you taught me love, then you taught me how to lose
Guess you were just a lesson that I didn't get to choose
(Bridge)
And maybe this was a chapter that was always meant to end
Maybe you were never my lover, just a temporary friend
But you were the architect of the wreckage, the author of the pain
The one who held the umbrella, then pushed me into the rain
(Final Chorus)
You taught me how to spell 'forever' with chalk on the pavement stone
And you taught me how an echo sounds when I'm finally on my own
You showed me every color, painted my world so bright
And now I'm learning how to live without you in black and white
(Outro)
In black and white
Yeah, everything's in black and white
All because of you...
You taught me that.
In black and white.
