[Verse 1] I learned to keep it all inside before I learned to fight You say there’s more I need to say, but I’m not letting it out tonight Don’t tell me that I’m difficult Don’t act like you really know So stop reaching for my hand, coz I'll just let it go [Pre-Chorus] You say you’re staying I hear “for now” Don’t think that I need you to hold me Coz I don't need anyone [Chorus] I don’t need you to love me I don’t need you tonight I’ve been lonely before and Learned to deal with it all my life Don’t ask what I’m feeling There’s nothing here you need to see If you think I'm crazy, well That's the price of loving me [Verse 2] You hear the things I never say The words no one else has heard But every time you get too close I push you away to not get hurt Then I panic when you’re quiet like I didn’t push you there I make you prove you love me then act like I don’t care [Pre-Chorus] You say you’re staying I hear “for now” And every good thing that you give me I find a way to doubt [Chorus] I don’t need you to love me I don’t need you tonight I’ve been lonely before and Learned to deal with it all my life But I hate that I’m shaking Maybe it's just not meant to be But if I really don’t care then Why am I so scared you’ll leave me [Bridge — stripped back] I was told to stop my crying so I learned to just hold it in Now I watch you stop believing If I ever would let you in Then I tell you that I love you, oh What if that's not enough? ’Cause maybe loving you means learning how to let go of all the past [Final Chorus — full band] I don’t need you to love me God, I wish that were the truth ’Cause every version of tomorrow still has me reaching out for you I know I make you feel alone when you’re lying next to me But I love you more than you'll ever know And I could learn to let you love me [Outro] I could learn to let you love me I could learn to let you love me
