Don’t Let Me Drift Away

Verse 1 You asked me, “when did you go quiet?” Like I had an answer prepared But I swear it happened in pieces So small I didn’t know I cared I used to speak without thinking Now I think before I speak And somewhere inside that silence I stopped being who I used to be Pre-Chorus I trace my face in memory Like I’m trying to recall The version that didn’t hesitate Before I learned to fall ⸻ Chorus Don’t let me drift Too far from who I was I’m standing here but something’s off Like I’ve become because I had to, not because I want Don’t let me drift I’m trying to hold the line Between the person in the mirror And the one I leave behind Don’t let me drift away from me ⸻ Verse 2 These streets still know my footsteps But they don’t call my name Everything looks unchanged here But nothing feels the same I wear my days like disguises Smile like I’m alright But I forget in the daytime Who I am at night Pre-Chorus If I stop pretending now And strip it all away Would I find someone waiting Or just echoes of yesterday ⸻ Chorus Don’t let me drift Too far from who I was I’m standing here but something’s off Like I’ve become because I had to, not because I want Don’t let me drift I’m trying to hold the line Between the person in the mirror And the one I leave behind Don’t let me drift away from me ⸻ Bridge Maybe I left myself somewhere Between “I’m fine” and “I’m not” In every time I stayed silent When I knew I should’ve talked ⸻ Final Chorus Don’t let me drift I’m still reaching through the haze Don’t let me drift I don’t want to disappear in change I’m right here But I feel far away So don’t let me drift Before I lose my name Don’t let me drift away from me