Oh darlin', I, I need someone near me

But my mind just says to leave me be

Says to just let me be

Oh darlin', you, you couldn't understand me

'Cause my mind just says to leave me be

(Just leave me be)

Been holdin' down this quiet for a minute, true

Be foolin' if I said I didn't want somebody new

For real, that thought been playin' on a loop inside

Got nowhere left to run when there's nowhere left to hide

But first, I gotta figure out the man within

Study my own blueprint, see where the faults begin

Workin' this overtime shift, but my soul ain't gettin' paid

If there's no one here to notice all the progress that you've made

I should be the one to tell myself I'm worth more than the pain

More valuable than any doubt that's pourin' in my brain

Than any empty promise I might have believed before

I only hear the quiet when I'm shuttin' my own door

Life's movin' slow, I feel like I'm stuck on this page

Tryna tell myself anything to get out of this cage

And I wanna be there when I make it, noddin' like I knew it

Every chance I had for somethin' real before, man, I blew it

I just want the opportunity to learn how not to do it (Uh)

Oh darlin', I, I need someone near me

But my mind just says to leave me be

Says to just let me be

Oh darlin', you, you couldn't understand me

'Cause my mind just says to leave me be

Says to just let me be (Yeah)

I've put my trust out there just to have it fall apart

That's a head-on collision, now my shit won't even start

But ever since I built these walls, man, I can read the signs

If I wrote my feelings down on paper, would you read the lines?

(Would you?)

Girl, if I gave you all my damage, would it be too much?

The road is twisted, and my whole foundation feels out of touch

They say there's plenty other people waitin' for a call

But I feel like I'm the only one that's destined for a fall

Sometimes I wonder if they notice that I'm not around

Or if I finally spoke my truth, would they be like

"Hold up, what's that sound?"

Sometimes it feel like I'm the author of a tragedy

And I'm the only character, for real

Wishin' that he'd write a different scene

But I guess the ink is dry and the plot is set for me, maybe

Unless I tear the page and just ignore what I'm supposed to be

Sweep myself right off my feet with all the things I've never tried

'Cause every person that got close before me, yeah, I pushed 'em aside

I just wish I had the strength to let somebody new inside

Every person from before, man, I pushed 'em aside

I just wish I could show you... I'd feel like...

Oh darlin', I, I need someone near me

But my mind just says to leave me be

Says to just let me be

Oh darlin', you, you couldn't understand me

'Cause my mind just says to leave me be

Says to just let me be

Oh darlin'