Leave Me Breathing

Verse 1

I’ve been staring at the cracks in the ceiling

Like they know all my secrets by name

Every word that I swallowed is screaming

And I don’t recognize who I became

I tried to be the ghost in the mirror

Tried to outrun the weight of my skin

But the farther I fall from the picture

The louder the war from within

Pre-Chorus

I built these walls with my own hands

Now they’re closing in

If I’m the judge and I’m the sinner

Tell me who wins

Chorus

Don’t save me, don’t pretend

I’m already on the edge

If you’re gonna cut me loose

Don’t leave me half dead

I don’t need forgiveness

I don’t need relief

If you’re gonna walk away

At least leave me breathing

Verse 2

Every promise tastes like rust now

Every truth feels counterfeit

I’ve been wearing all these faces

Tryin’ to find the one that fits

I hear your voice in the static

Saying I’m not who I was

But I’m buried under the damage

Of everything I’ve become

Pre-Chorus

I set the fire just to feel

If I was still alive

Now I’m choking on the ashes

Of the reasons I survived

Chorus

Don’t save me, don’t pretend

I’m already on the edge

If you’re gonna cut me loose

Don’t leave me half dead

I don’t need forgiveness

I don’t need relief

If you’re gonna walk away

At least leave me breathing

Bridge

I’m not asking for a second chance

I’m not begging to be whole

I just need to know if there’s

Anything left in my soul

Say it straight

Say it cold

Say the truth I can’t control

Breakdown

Strip me down

Let me see

What’s left when it’s just me

No disguise

No defense

Just the weight of consequence

Final Chorus

Don’t save me, don’t pretend

I’m already on the edge

If you’re gonna cut me loose

Don’t leave me half dead

I don’t need your mercy

Just honesty

If you’re gonna walk away

Leave me breathing

Outro

Leave me breathing…

Or let me go.