Don’t Go

[Verse 1]
You’re packing up your laughter
In that faded canvas bag
All our late night park-bench secrets
Folded up like torn-off tags
You say “I just need some distance”
I say “take all that you need”
You’re already at the doorway
And my chest can barely breathe
[Chorus]
You can burn my favorite sweater
You can curse my stupid name
You can slam the door at midnight
Call me every kind of shame
You can tear up every photo
You can lie straight to my face
Do whatever
Say whatever
Just don’t go
Don’t go away
[Verse 2]
I’ll sleep on the hardwood floor
If it keeps you in this place
I’ll stop talking when you’re tired
Bite my tongue
Just give you space
You can hate the way I worry
How I overthink your sighs
Just don’t turn into a memory
Don’t turn into goodbye
[Chorus]
You can burn my favorite sweater
You can curse my stupid name
You can crack the frames on purpose
Throw my records down the stairs
You can tear up every promise
You can scream right in my face
Do whatever
Hurt whatever
Just don’t go
Don’t go away
[Instrumental Break]
[guitar solo over driving drums
Then band drops to half-time]
[Bridge]
Take the keys
Take the car
Take the mess we’ve made so far
Take the fights
Take the blame
Take the win
I’ll take the shame
Take the light
From this room
Leave the ghosts and leave the gloom
Take the pieces
Of my heart
But don’t tear this apart
[Chorus]
You can burn my favorite sweater
You can curse my broken name
You can carve your anger deeper
Like it’s ink under my skin
You can say that you don’t love me
You can never say my name
Do whatever
Break whatever
Just don’t go
Don’t go away
[Outro]
Just don’t go
(please don’t go)
You can do what you want
Just don’t go away

rock, Emo-tinted modern alt-rock; male vocals with strained, urgent edge. Tight drums and overdriven rhythm guitars in verses; chorus explodes with wide stereo power chords and stacked shouts. Brief, melodic guitar solo after second chorus, then a dynamic drop to half-time for the bridge before one last, shouted hook., emo, alternative rock