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What Could Have Been Lyrics

[Verse 1]I am the monster you createdYou ripped out all my partsAnd worst of all, for me to live, I gotta kill the part of me that sawThat I needed you more[Chorus]I hope you know we had everythingAnd you broke me and left these piecesI want you to hurt like you hurt me today andI want you to lose like I lose when I playWhat could have beenOh, what could have been[Bridge]Why don't you love who I am?What we could have been[Verse 2]I am your ghost, a fallen angelYou ripped out all my partsI couldn't care what invention you made me'Cause I, I was meant to be yours[Violin Solo]See Sting LiveGet tickets as low as $77You might also like[Chorus]I hope you know we had everythingAnd you broke me and left these piecesI want you to hurt like you hurt me today andI want you to lose like I lose when I play—[Outro]I want you to hurt like you hurt me today andI want you to lose like I lose when I playWhat could have been6EmbedCancel

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“What Could Have Been” is a song sung by Sting and performed by Ray Chen made specifically in tandem with the Netflix show “Arcane” based on League of Legends.

“What Could Have Been” is a deeply remorseful song written primarily from the perspective of the character, Jinx in pre-established League of Legends lore. The main topics Powder (or now Jinx) brings about establishes a longing want to belong to her sister, Vi despite her mental issues from the show’s situations; part of this trauma came from Silco, in which he twisted her morality to become Jinx. The song represents, essentially, a final goodbye, as Jinx mourns that Vi doesn’t accept her as her new self and only accepts Powder, and now Jinx strives to move on and make Vi “hurt like she was hurt”.

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+4Who produced “What Could Have Been” by Sting?When did Sting release “What Could Have Been”?Who wrote “What Could Have Been” by Sting?Arcane League of Legends (Soundtrack from the Animated Series) (2021)Arcane & League of Legends
  1. 1. Playground
  2. 2. Our Love
  3. 3. Goodbye
  4. 4. Dirty Little Animals
  5. 5. Enemy
  6. 6. Guns For Hire
  7. 7. Misfit Toys
  8. 8. Dynasties & Dystopia
  9. 9. Snakes
  10. 10. When Everything Went Wrong
  11. 11. What Could Have Been
CreditsFeaturingRay ChenProducerMakoWritersMako, Scherzophrenia, Brendon Williams, Christian Linke, Jason Walsh, Kyle Hicks, RickyTee & Sebastien NajandCopyright ©Arcane, League of Legends & Riot Games Music TeamPhonographic Copyright ℗Riot Games Music TeamMastering EngineerMike BozziMixing EngineerRobert OrtonViolinRay ChenVocalsStingReleased onNovember 20, 2021What Could Have Been CoversWhat Could Have Been by Rane Music & What Could Have Been by Colm R. McGuinnessWhat Could Have Been TranslationsSting - What Could Have Been ft. Ray Chen (Русский перевод) by Genius Russian Translations (Русский перевод), Sting - What Could Have Been (Türkçe Çeviri) by Genius Türkçe Çeviriler, Sting & Ray Chen - What Could Have Been (Polskie Tłumaczenie) by Polskie tłumaczenia Genius, Sting - What Could Have Been ft. Ray Chen (Tradução em Português) by Genius Brasil Traduções & Sting - What Could Have Been (Traduction Française) by Genius traductions françaises (Ft. Ray Chen)View What Could Have Been samplesTagsPopTVGamingSoundtrackOrchestralBalladExpand CommentsAdd a commentSign Up And Drop Knowledge 🤓Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love.Sign Up

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