I Leave

[INTRO] Slowly getting closer [VERSE 1] Today’s words came out too slow Like I was afraid to make them clear You stand in front of me, nodding, smiling While I keep stepping back It’s not that I have nothing to say It’s just I don’t want to be remembered [PRE-CHORUS] I know you’re waiting for one complete sentence But right now all I have are fragments [CHORUS] I’m not asking to be understood And I’m not trying to convince anyone You’re standing so close Yet you can’t hear me stepping back A sentence stuck in my throat I let it fall No explaining, no holding on This is enough [POST-CHORUS] Enough, really enough [VERSE 2] The phone lights up, then fades Your name appears, then gets swiped away You ask me how I’ve been I think for a long time and only reply, “I’m fine” It’s not that I’m fine I just never planned to let you know [PRE-CHORUS 2] If I suddenly go quiet It’s not because I feel nothing It’s because every time I speak, it costs too much [CHORUS] I’m not asking to be understood And I’m not trying to convince anyone You’re standing so close Yet you can’t hear me stepping back A sentence I let it fall This is enough [BRIDGE] Don’t step any closer, I’m not running I just don’t want to be pulled again [FINAL CHORUS] I’m not asking to be understood, really I’m not And I’m done trying to break myself open You’re standing so close Yet you can’t hear me stepping back This time I won’t pick up The words that fell No explaining, no holding on I leave