[Intro: whispered, distant, filtered] You think you're the one who can save them You think you're different You think love makes you immune Until you notice the bodies behind the smile [Verse 1] I saw the halo, I missed the horns Saw the pretty face, ignored the scars Thought I could reach what nobody could Thought understanding meant that I should Keep on knocking on a locked-up door Keep on giving till I had no more Everybody warned me, I called it fear Funny how the truth gets loud when you're near [Pre-Chorus] I said, “I can save you” You said, “Then save me” I gave you my heart You gave me a vacancy [Chorus] I can't save you I can't save you I can love you But I can't make you change I can't save you No, I won't chase you Hell isn't somewhere It's a pattern with your name You can call me cold You can call me cruel But I finally learned I can't save you from you [Post-Chorus: chopped vocal] Can't save you Can't save you Can't save you from you From you From you [Verse 2] You were hot till I looked too close Till I counted every ghost you left Every lover became a villain Every wound became somebody else's fault You knew exactly what to say Made destruction sound like fate And I almost volunteered To be another name you hate [Pre-Chorus] I said, “Maybe I can reach you” You said, “Nobody ever could” Then I saw what love looked like After you misunderstood [Chorus] I can't save you I can't save you I can love you But I can't make you change I can't save you No, I won't chase you Hell isn't somewhere It's a pattern with your name You can call me cold You can call me cruel But I finally learned I can't save you from you [Bridge: stripped, intimate] Maybe love ain't rescue Maybe love ain't war Maybe leaving isn't hatred Maybe I don't owe you more I don't have to hate you I don't have to blame I can see the human underneath And still walk away [Build: whispered repetitions] I see you I see me I see what we became I loved you I lost me I won't do that again [Final Chorus: massive, distorted bass] I can't save you I can't save you I can love you But I won't become your cage I can't save you And you can't break me I'm not your savior I'm not another name You can call me selfish You can call me cruel But love ain't permission To destroy someone for you [Outro: fading vocal] I hope you find yourself I hope you find your way But I'm not going with you I can't save you. And that's okay.
