VERSE 1 I wake up shaking again Hands don’t know where to rest Your name still itches my throat Like nicotine on my breath VERSE 2 Pills rattling in my drawer But I’m not sick, just sore From craving something that burns That I don’t want anymore PRE-CHORUS 1 [whisper] I can’t keep time… My chest ticks wrong, the needle swings slow— A broken metronome, Won’t let me go. CHORUS 1 This is withdrawal— [beat drop] Screaming through my veins I’m counting seconds that never fall the same My heart won’t line up, It skips then it groans— Addicted to letting you go. VERSE 3 I swore I’d quit yesterday But the walls still wear your shade of blue We picked it out one afternoon Now it’s the only thing left of you VERSE 4 The brushstrokes show in the light Every corner has your hand in it This house is covered in what we made And I can’t wash out the imprint PRE-CHORUS 2 [call/response] I can’t keep time— (You can’t keep time) The pendulum’s bent, the beat never holds— A broken metronome, Counting me cold. CHORUS 2 This is withdrawal— [gang vox] WITHDRAWAL! Etching scars in my brain Every tick reminds me of your name My heart won’t line up, It skips then it groans— Addicted to letting you go. BRIDGE [whisper] One more taste— (No…) [ad-lib: “No, no”] The craving claws but I don’t fold [beat drop] I tear the calendar clean— No X’s, no control. FINAL CHORUS This is withdrawal— Screaming through my veins I’m counting seconds that never fall the same My heart won’t line up, It skips then it groans— But I’m addicted… to letting you go.
