Ben Folds Five - Thank You For Breaking My Heart Lyrics






Yeah, I want a different answer
So, I ask you once again
But the truth's in the silence
And this time I got it
It's over

Thank you for breaking my heart
Now I know that it's in there
I left it wide open and asked you to stay
But you know better

Guess I thought it wouldn't happen
And I could care until it hurt
Damn the ironic timing, the clouds and their lining
That open up and pour

And thank you for breaking my heart
Now I know that it's in there
What a fool to imagine that you'd feel the same
But you know better

Rain has washed the leaves away
Skeletons and stars
I'm pulling the door too
And closing the blinds

So thank you for breaking my heart
Now I know what it feels like
And it hurts so bad
Tell me this will pass
Soon and I'll know better





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  1. J.... O....

    i'm here cuz i´m sad and i wrote a random lyrics and i found this song, it's a sweet song

  2. �.... ....

    흠.. 나쁜진 않군요

  3. S.... H....

    Thank you for breaking my heart Chloe now I know its in there

  4. o.... ....

    Am I the only one who interprets skeletons and stars as past and future in the lyrics?

  5. T.... A....

    Thank you for breaking my heart...

  6. f.... ....

    What does he mean by "skeletons"?

    f.... ....

    I think it's referring to the phrase "skeletons in the closet" meaning an undisclosed fact that could damage perceptions of the person.

  7. p.... ....

    Very happy I didn't listen to this song on the album when I went through a bad breakup back in July, that would've made it even messier. I'm surprised I didn't hear it because we actually listened to Ben Folds together!

  8. W.... A....

    Thank you for breaking my heart gaby

  9. T.... S....

    Thanks for this song ♡

  10. S.... H....

    This is one of the most powerful pieces of music. Brilliant song

  11. L.... H....

    He just gets there every time. <\3 <3

  12. A.... S....

    Thanks for breaking my heart, D 💔

  13. T.... H....

    I'm glad you found your way, truly. I hope that I'm the only casualty, but regardless, it won't matter who or what you've gotta sacrifice, because your happiness, your smile, your radiance is all worth it. I will always love you. Goodbye.

  14. A.... K....

    Thank you for breaking my heart Bastian, now I know that's in there.

  15. C.... K....

    Thank you for breaking my heart, X [insert name here]. Lol, no originality in the world.

    C.... K....

    Claire Kooyman What's wrong with relating to a song? Especially one of this emotional magnitude?

    C.... K....

    Nick Webb I don't honestly remember why I wrote that. I do love Ben Folds, although this song isn't my favorite. Anyway, I'm not normally so grouchy.

  16. T.... ....

    Who gives this song a thumbs down? Wow.

  17. n.... ....

    Thank you for breaking my heart Frances, now I know that It's in there.

  18. E.... G....

    The Luckiest was our wedding song back in 2004.  
    I guess this is a nice bookend after all those years, and two lovely children... now that she's decided she's just not in love with me anymore.

    E.... G....

    I'm not sure it's you who once posted a comment on the luckiest's video..saying this was my wedding song and I danced with my wife with this song..how much I love her.
    I'm sorry for your loss.
    I love Ben folds 5.. Their songs is awesome! And very talented men..

    E.... G....

    +Julia Cries
    Thank you.

    E.... G....

    There's only so much I can say in the format that's presented and my limited skills with poetic expression, but all the same I just wanted to say that I'm so sorry. I'm not sure where I heard this, I think it was a youtube video actually, but it said regret and subsequent pain are like an arbor glyph, that is to say something carved into a tree. the scar will always be there, it might even get blacker in time. But the tree itself grows around it and get larger and larger until the scar becomes smaller and smaller by comparison. I know this is an old post, and I know I can't pretend to know what you went/are going through. I just wanted to say again that I'm sorry, and for what it's worth from a stranger on youtube, I promise it will get better. Take care.

  19. C.... ....

    The style reminds me of Boxing. So naturally, I love it.

  20. L.... H....

    Thank you for breaking my heart, Georgie. Now I know it's in there.....

  21. G.... ....

    Thank you for breaking my heart, Jenifer. Now I know it's in there.

  22. D.... ....

    Thank you for beaking my heart Crystal. Now I know it's in there.

  23. A.... C....

    Five people have lost their minds..

    A.... C....

    We haven't.

    A.... C....

    Broken hearts.

  24. R.... B....

    This is only Ben's fifth saddest song...

    R.... B....

    @Samuel Basher ahahhahah

    R.... B....

    10-late
    9-fred jones part 2
    8-Song for the dumped
    7-Narcolepsy
    6-landed
    5-thank you for breaking my heart
    4-annie waits
    3-magic *I think this soung's about death*
    2-losing lisa
    1-brick

    R.... B....

    I would put Fred Jones part 2 on that list

    R.... B....

    @David Reno it is on it now

  25. n.... ....

    This song is just intense.

  26. r.... ....

    Missing my girl... Watching her move on... Missing those times... Watching the rain fall like the tears on my feet... Staring at nothing... But everything

  27. R.... B....

    Beautiful... Sad... True...

  28. p.... ....

    I should have found this a lot earlier! So good!

  29. J.... D....

    this song just screams.....beer.

  30. j.... ....

    it is "I'll know better"

  31. C.... M....

    weird, i keep listening to this song and then after a while it ends. oh, nm fixed it, i had repeat OFF.

  32. J.... ....

    Holy crap;
    That song is called Zak and Sara and then his name is Zak.
    Did you two plan this?

  33. J.... ....

    Is your ex-girlfriend's name Sara with no H? Get my reference? Haha :)

  34. W.... ....

    WOW!!!!:(

  35. M.... H....

    Thank you, Ben, for breaking our hearts.

  36. A.... ....

    You most certainly are not alone. I've been there too... twice. Both friends were like a brother to me... which has made me completely rethink the definition of friendship. Thankfully this is all in the past.

  37. Y.... ....

    what a beautiful piece of music thank you Ben fold five, been listening since i was 10 im now 24 and still enjoying the wonderful sounds of bf5 :)

  38. m.... ....

    Sounds a bit like early Joe Jackson and Elvis Costello....and a great Ben Folds song :)

    m.... ....

    Ben always reminds me of Joe. I think it's what got me hooked to their first album in the 90s.

  39. R.... d....

    This song made me look like the robot on the cover. ._.

  40. m.... ....

    Ben Folds has become such a composer over the years. They're pieces, not songs.

  41. C.... R....

    I remember when I was 15 too.

  42. Z.... S....

    My ex girlfriend is now talking to what was a friend of mine. Stabbed in the back...and then this album came out. Ben Folds....thank you for reminding me that I'm not alone <3

  43. P.... S....

    He's fuckin incredible.....can't wait to see them Thursday!

  44. h.... ....

    Really nice track.

    Great touch on the piano.

  45. t.... ....

    nope, just old school, spring chicken

  46. t.... ....

    whatever you say bub (in general I don't get people who remarry too many times, makes a mockery of the institution, one should just face the truth that he or she is not the marrying type, just be life partners) btw look into Bill Fay - that's really good songwriting

  47. I.... ....

    I can assure you that all of his songs are straight from the heart. It's very easy to tell that if you ever get to see him perform live. Don't let the number of times he has been married be a factor in judging his music. If anything, going through a divorce can be a huge inspiration for music. People grow apart. It just happens sometimes.

  48. P.... P....

    Please come to Portugal Ben!!!

  49. t.... ....

    this guy has been married 4 times, makes me question the sincerity of his songs, but yeah still a good song here

  50. j.... ....

    That's the saddest damn piano intro I've heard in my life

  51. H.... M....

    fucking incredible!

  52. A.... B....

    awesome!