Exit Wounds

[Intro] Yeah... I got real good at looking okay. Even when I'm not. [Verse 1] Keep a smile on a locked door, Say I'm doing fine, what you asking for? Hands in my pockets, eyes on the floor, Know everybody here, still don't know yours. Small talk hit like rain on skin, Laugh real loud, don't mean I'm in. Whole room close, but I keep my space, Heart locked down with a code on the gate. I can play cool, I can play composed, Give you little pieces, never get too close. Say I'm independent like I chose this road, Truth is I panic when somebody gets close. 'Cause what if you see what I keep underneath? What if you hear all the shit I don't speak? What if I finally give you the key, Then you decide you don't want me? [Pre-Chorus] If I let you see it, Would you still stay near me? If I let you feel it, Would you disappear quickly? I wanna reach out, I just don't know how. Every time I open up, I hear that fear get loud. [Chorus] Don't go when you see me, Don't leave when you know me. I'm trying to be real, Even when it shakes me. Don't go when you see me, Don't vanish on me. I wanna let you in, But I'm scared you won't stay. [Verse 2] I read goodbyes in the smallest things, Missed text, long pause, half-hearted ring. One little change and my whole mind spins, But I play it cool like it doesn't sting. "Whatever, I'm good," yeah, that's my line, While I'm reading your message for the hundredth time. Looking for a reason, looking for a sign, Wondering if you're leaving before you decide. Act like I don't need a damn thing, Like being alone don't get underneath. But I do, yeah, I need something more, Than four blank walls and a locked-ass door. I'm tired of living with one foot gone, Preparing for endings before they're drawn. Fighting the part of me begging for more, While the other says, "Don't let 'em get to your core." [Pre-Chorus] If I let you see it, Would you still stay near me? If I let you feel it, Would you disappear quickly? I wanna reach out, I just don't know how. Every time I open up, I hear that fear get loud. [Chorus] Don't go when you see me, Don't leave when you know me. I'm trying to be real, Even when it shakes me. Don't go when you see me, Don't vanish on me. I wanna let you in, But I'm scared you won't stay. [Bridge] Maybe I built these walls too high, Maybe that's why I'm alone tonight. Keep every truth behind my teeth, 'Cause I don't trust what you might see. I'm tired of being the only one Standing here when the lights shut off. If you can take me as I am, Maybe I can finally take your hand. [Break] Just... Don't make me regret letting you see me. [Final Chorus] Don't go when you see me, Don't leave when you know me. I'm trying to be real, Even when it shakes me. Don't go when you see me, Don't vanish on me. I wanna let you in, So please don't leave me now. Don't go when you see me, Stay here and know me. I'm learning how to trust Even when it scares me. Don't go when you see me, Don't vanish on me. I'm finally letting you in... So please don't leave me now. [Outro] I wanna let you in... I wanna let you in... Even if I shake, Even if I break. I wanna let you in.