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Artist: Sting
Track: What Could Have Been

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I am the monster you created
You ripped out all my parts
And worst of all, for me to live, I gotta kill the part of me that saw
That I needed you more

I hope you know we had everything
And you broke me and left these pieces
I want you to hurt like you hurt me today and
I want you to lose like I lose when I play what could have been
Oh, what could have been

Why don't you love who I am?
What we could have been

I am your ghost, a fallen angel
You ripped out all my parts
I couldn't care what invention you made me
'Cause I, I was meant to be yours

I hope you know we had everything
And you broke me and left these pieces
I want you to hurt like you hurt me today and
I want you to lose like I lose when I play

I want you to hurt like you hurt me today and
I want you to lose like I lose when I play
What could have been
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Genius Meanings
Sting (Ft. Ray Chen) – What Could Have Been
[Verse 1: Sting] / I am the monster you created / You ripped out all my parts / And worst of all, for me to live, I gotta kill the part of me that saw / That I needed you more / [
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Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы) – Sting -What Could Have Been (Переведено на русский язык)
[Куплет 1: Стинг] / Я монстер созданный тобой / Ты разорвала меня на части / И хуже всего, чтобы я жила, я должна убить ту часть меня которая говорила / Что ты мне нужна больше
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[Verse 1] / I am the monster you created / You ripped out all my parts / And worst of all, for me to live, I gotta kill the part of me that saw / That I needed you more / [Chorus
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SongTell Meaning
Meaning of "What Could Have Been" by Sting (Ft. Ray Chen)
This song is about one person reflecting on the potential of a lost relationship. In it, Sting reflects on the "monster he created" of himself, hoping the ...
Meaning of "Sting -What Could Have Been (Переведено на русский язык)" by Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы)
The song "What Could Have Been" by Sting, translated into Russian, explores the emotions of a broken relationship and the longing for what could have been....
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Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, better known as Sting (b.1951 in Wallsend, England), is the former front man and bassist of The Police who since has had a long and successful solo
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