Lose Myself for Good

Verse 1
There’s a shadow in the mirror where I used to stand
A quiet kind of breaking I don’t understand
Every word you say pulls me further out of place
Like I’m fading in the silence of your space

Pre-Chorus
I tried to hold the line, I tried to make it right
But something in me’s slipping every night

Chorus
I really gotta go, I really mustn’t stay
Cause if I don’t leave now, I lose myself for good
I’m standing at the edge, I’m one breath away
From falling into something I misunderstood
I really gotta go, I really mustn’t stay
Before there’s nothing left of who I was
If I don’t leave now, I lose myself for good
And I’ve already lost too much

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Verse 2
We built a world on promises that couldn’t last
Now I’m walking through the wreckage of our past
You say “just give it time,” but time won’t make it heal
When every moment makes it less than real

Pre-Chorus
I hear my heartbeat louder than your voice
And finally I know I have a choice

Chorus
I really gotta go, I really mustn’t stay
Cause if I don’t leave now, I lose myself for good
I’m standing at the edge, I’m one breath away
From falling into something I misunderstood
I really gotta go, I really mustn’t stay
Before there’s nothing left of who I was
If I don’t leave now, I lose myself for good
And I’ve already lost too much

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Bridge
Maybe love ain’t meant to feel this way
Like a cage I’m begging to escape
I won’t drown just to prove I care
I won’t disappear to keep you there

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Final Chorus (bigger, more resolve)
I really gotta go, I really mustn’t stay
Cause if I don’t leave now, I lose myself for good
I’m done standing still while I fade away
I’m choosing every piece of me I could
I really gotta go, I really mustn’t stay
Even if it breaks what we became
If I don’t leave now, I lose myself for good
And I won’t forget my name

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