Verse 1 I was standing in your doorway Half a mind to turn around You were crying like you meant it But I’d heard that sound before somehow I had one foot in the fire One foot trying to walk away Didn’t know what I was losing Didn’t know what I would gain Pre-Chorus Yeah it broke me leaving you like that… But something told me don’t look back… (let “back” hang with vibrato) Chorus If I had stayed… I’d still be lost in who you needed me to be (hold “stayed” and “be”) I’d still be drowning in your lies Never finding anything in me I might’ve saved us for a moment But I’d be fading every day Yeah it hurt like hell to walk away… But I wouldn’t be who I am… If I had stayed (long hold on “stayed” let it open up) Verse 2 Now I see it in the rearview All the ways I disappeared Trying just to keep you happy While I was breaking in the mirror I was bending, I was changing Just to fit inside your frame Now I finally hear my own voice Saying I won’t live that way Pre-Chorus Yeah you almost had me convinced I’d fall… But losing you saved me after all… (grit on “all”) Chorus If I had stayed… I’d still be lost in who you needed me to be I’d still be drowning in your shadows Never finding anything in me I might’ve saved us for a moment But I’d be fading every day Yeah it hurt like hell to walk away… But I wouldn’t be who I am… If I had stayed Bridge (strip it back, emotional) Maybe I still think about you sometimes… But I don’t miss the man I was back then… (soft → build) Yeah you didn’t break me like I thought you might… You just showed me who I am… Final Chorus (full release) If I had stayed… I’d still be chained to something killing me (push this one harder) Yeah I finally found a piece of me You never let me see I might’ve held onto forever But I was slipping every day Yeah it hurt like hell to walk away… But I found myself because I didn’t stay (resolve strong hold “stay” with full vibrato)
