She Taught Me How to Lose

This isn’t the time to pick and choose
Tossing words quickly
Care to see my bruise?
She said she couldn’t love me based on principle
Here I was thinking I’m invincible

You ask me to think on your level
Just give me a minute for my stomach to settle
For this emptiness and a broken heart
I tell you I love you
You whisper “Don’t start”
Erase the colour of my soul
Teach me the most important lesson of all
How to lose and refuse to fall