[Verse 1]
I left the keys beneath your door
Like I was never coming back
Took every photograph we had
And shoved them in a paper bag
Every street still knows your name
Every corner throws me back
There are places I can't walk through
Without feeling what we lacked
I wish I'd learned when I was younger
That a heart can bruise without a sound
I spent so long trying not to feel
I forgot what feeling was about
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep filling up the silence
Just to drown out what I know
So if you see me losing myself
Please don't let me go
[Chorus]
Don't let me go
Please don't let me go
I'm winding myself up till I can't feel low
Every memory comes back like a radio
If I slow down, I know the hurt will show
So don't let me go
[Verse 2]
You said, “There's nothing weak in needing
Someone when the night gets cold”
I said I didn't need rescuing
But you could see right through the show
You watched me build another wall
Then wondered why I disappeared
I thought that keeping you at distance
Was the same as keeping you near
You said, “Come home, you don't have to fix it
You don't have to carry this alone”
And for the first time in a long time
I didn't know where else to go
[Chorus]
Don't let me go
Please don't let me go
I'm winding myself up till I can't feel low
Every memory comes back like a radio
If I slow down, I know the hurt will show
So don't let me go
[Bridge]
And I've been talking to strangers
About everything I never said
Making jokes about the damage
While it's screaming in my head
I tell everyone I’m getting better
I tell everyone I'm moving on
But I'm standing outside your window
Wondering where I went wrong
Slow down
Just slow down
I've spent my whole life running
From the place I needed most
[Final Chorus]
Don't let me go
Please don't let me go
I'm winding myself up till I can't feel low
Every memory comes back like a radio
If I slow down, I know the hurt will show
Don't let me go
Please don't let me go
Maybe I don't have to face this on my own
Maybe all this running never took me home
If I stop, maybe I can finally know
Don't let me go