Usher’s “Separated Lyrics”

There are a lot of music artists out there that it seems like they write lyrics to complement the music or the beat, which is fine.  But, sometimes when you read those lyrics you can tell they were just looking for words to rhyme, which doesn’t really give meaning to the song other than it just being a dance track.

That’s why these days, I still listen to ‘older’ songs and one that I really like the lyrics to are Usher’s “Separated” from his 8701 CD.  This song is about 9 years old now, but I don’t think it was one released as a single.  There are some songs out there that I listen every (like Babyface written songs) so often that gives me hope that there are still songwriters that write lyrics to get their points across and if the music complements it, then great.

This is more of a break up song, but it’s the words I focus on.  It appears to be a poem that became a song and if I were to write a song, I’d do something in this style.  Here are the lyrics:

Separated

If love was a bird
Then we wouldn't have wings
If love was a sky
We'd be blue
If love was a choir
You and I could never sing
Cause love isn't for me and you

If love was an Oscar
You and I could never win
Cause we can never act out our parts
If love is the Bible
Then we are lost in sin
Because its not in our hearts

So why don't you go your way
And I'll go mine
Live your life, and I'll live mine
Baby you'll do well, and I'll be fine
Cause we're better off, separated

If love was a fire
Then we have lost the spark
Love never felt so cold
If love was a light
Then we're lost in the dark
Left with no one to hold

If love was a sport
We're not on the same team
You and I are destined to lose
If love was an ocean
Then we are just a stream
Cause love isn't for me and you

So why don't you go your way
And I'll go mine
Live your life, and I'll live mine
Baby you'll do well, and I'll be fine
Cause we're better off, separated

Girl I know we had some good times
It's sad but now we gotta say goodbye
Girl you know I love you, I can't deny
I can't say we didn't try to make
it work for you and I
I know it hurts so much
but it's best for us
Somewhere along this windy
road we lost the trust
So I'll walk away so you
don't have to see me cry
It's killing me so, why don't you go

So why don't you go your way
And I'll go mine
Live your life, and I'll live mine
Baby you'll do well, and I'll be fine
Cause we're better off, separated