Lyrical Breakdown of I Used to Love Him (feat. Mary J. Blige) - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

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Now I don't

I used to love him

Now I don't

As I look at what I've done (What I've done)

The type of life that I've lived (Life that I've lived)

How many things I pray the Father will forgive?

One situation (One situation)

Involved a young man (Involved a young man)

He was the ocean

And I was the sand

He stole my heart

Like a thief in the night

Dulled my senses

And blurried my sight

And I used to love him

I used to love him (Love him)

But now I don't

(Now I don't)

I used to love him

But now I don't

(Now I don't)

I chose the road of passion and pain (Passion and pain)

Sacrificed too much

And waited in vain

Gave up my power (Gave up my power)

Ceased being queen

Addicted to love

Like the drug of (Tell 'em), drug of a fiend

See, torn and confused, wasted and used

Reached the crossroad which path would I choose

Stuck and frustrated I waited, debated

For something to happen that just wasn't fated

Thought what I wanted was something I needed

When momma said no then I just should have heeded

Misled I bled 'til the poison was gone

And out of the darkness arrived the sweet dawn

I used to love him (I used to love him)

But now I don't

(Now I don't)

I used to love him

But now I don't

(Now I don't)

Father you saved me (Father you saved me)

And showed me that life

Was much more than being

Some foolish man's wife

Showed me that love

Was respect and devotion

Greater than planets

And deeper than any ocean

See my soul was weary (My soul was weary)

But now it's replenished (But now it's replenished)

Content because that part

Of my life is finished

I see him sometimes and the look in his eyes

Is one of a man who's lost treasures untold

But my heart is gold see I took back my soul

And totally let my creator control

The life which was his (The life which was his)

To begin with

Now I don't

See I used to love him

Now I don't

I used to love him (But now I don't)

Now I don't

Now I don't (But now I don't)

I used to love him (But now I don't)

Now I don't

Now I don't (But now I don't)

I used to love him

Now I don't (Now I don't, don't, don't)

Now I don't (Don't, don't, don't)

I used to love him

(I don't now)

(No, I don't now)

I used to love him

But now I don't (But now I don't)

I used to love him

But now I don't

See, I used to love him