Let Me Fall Apart| A Sinister Sister Creative Production

blues-rock, alternative rock, roots-rock

[INTRO]
Don't tell me I'm strong.
Not tonight.

[VERSE 1]
I've been holding up the ceiling
With two hands and a prayer
Smiling through the shaking
Like nobody can see me there

I've been answering the questions
With the answers people need
“I'm okay, I'm doing fine”
While I'm choking underneath

I've carried every suitcase
That somebody left behind
I've swallowed every sorry
That was never really mine

And I'm so damn tired
Of making broken look like grace

[PRE-CHORUS]
So if you see me trembling
Don't reach for me just yet
I'm trying to remember
Who I was before I learned regret

[CHORUS]
Let me fall apart
Let me come undone
Let the pieces hit the floor
I don't have to be the strong one

Let me lose my grip
Let the whole thing shake
Maybe breaking isn't failure
Maybe something has to break

So don't tell me I'm alright
When you know I'm not
Tonight I'm not gonna hide it

Let me...
Let me fall apart

[VERSE 2]
There's a photograph inside me
Of a girl I barely know
She believed that love was shelter
Before she learned to let it go

Now I keep the doors wide open
For the ghosts that come and leave
Then I blame myself for bleeding
When they cut me just to breathe

I've mistaken being needed
For somebody loving me
I've confused surviving
With the person I could be

And every time I say
“I can handle this”
Something inside me screams

[PRE-CHORUS]
Don't call me fearless
I've just gotten good at pain
Don't call this strength
When I'm standing in the rain

[CHORUS]
Let me fall apart
Let me come undone
Let the pieces hit the floor
I don't have to be the strong one

Let me lose my grip
Let the whole thing shake
Maybe breaking isn't failure
Maybe something has to break

So don't tell me I'm alright
When you know I'm not
Tonight I'm not gonna hide it

Let me...
Let me fall apart

[BRIDGE]
[Piano only]

Maybe I don't need
To fix everything tonight

Maybe I can sit here
In the wreckage
And still be alive

Maybe all these pieces
Aren't proof that I am lost

Maybe they're the pieces
Of the woman
I was too afraid to become

[BUILD]

So let it hurt.

Let it hurt.

I have spent my whole life
Trying not to feel this.

[BREAKDOWN]
[Guitars enter slowly]

I'M DONE PRETENDING.

I'M DONE APOLOGIZING.

I'M DONE CALLING SURVIVAL
A LIFE.

[FINAL CHORUS]
LET ME FALL APART!

LET ME COME UNDONE!

I HAVE CARRIED EVERYBODY
NOW I'M CARRYING NO ONE!

LET ME LOSE MY GRIP!

LET THE WHOLE THING SHAKE!

IF SOMETHING HAS TO DIE TONIGHT
LET IT BE THE FEAR
THAT MADE ME STAY!

I'M NOT YOUR SAVIOR!

I'M NOT YOUR SAINT!

I'M NOT THE WOMAN
WHO CAN CARRY ALL YOUR PAIN!

So don't tell me I'm alright!

DON'T TELL ME I'M NOT!

Tonight I'm finally honest...

I'M BREAKING!

BUT I'M NOT LOST!

[OUTRO]
[Stripped guitar]

Let me fall...

Let me breathe...

Let me become
someone
I can finally keep.

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[INTRO] Don't tell me I'm strong. Not tonight. [VERSE 1] I've been holding up the ceiling With two hands and a prayer Smiling through the shaking Like nobody can see me there I've been answering the questions With the answers people need “I'm okay, I'm doing fine” While I'm choking underneath I've carried every suitcase That somebody left behind I've swallowed every sorry That was never really mine And I'm so damn tired Of making broken look like grace [PRE-CHORUS] So if you see me trembling Don't reach for me just yet I'm trying to remember Who I was before I learned regret [CHORUS] Let me fall apart Let me come undone Let the pieces hit the floor I don't have to be the strong one Let me lose my grip Let the whole thing shake Maybe breaking isn't failure Maybe something has to break So don't tell me I'm alright When you know I'm not Tonight I'm not gonna hide it Let me... Let me fall apart [VERSE 2] There's a photograph inside me Of a girl I barely know She believed that love was shelter Before she learned to let it go Now I keep the doors wide open For the ghosts that come and leave Then I blame myself for bleeding When they cut me just to breathe I've mistaken being needed For somebody loving me I've confused surviving With the person I could be And every time I say “I can handle this” Something inside me screams [PRE-CHORUS] Don't call me fearless I've just gotten good at pain Don't call this strength When I'm standing in the rain [CHORUS] Let me fall apart Let me come undone Let the pieces hit the floor I don't have to be the strong one Let me lose my grip Let the whole thing shake Maybe breaking isn't failure Maybe something has to break So don't tell me I'm alright When you know I'm not Tonight I'm not gonna hide it Let me... Let me fall apart [BRIDGE] [Piano only] Maybe I don't need To fix everything tonight Maybe I can sit here In the wreckage And still be alive Maybe all these pieces Aren't proof that I am lost Maybe they're the pieces Of the woman I was too afraid to become [BUILD] So let it hurt. Let it hurt. Let it hurt. I have spent my whole life Trying not to feel this. [BREAKDOWN] [Guitars enter slowly] I'M DONE PRETENDING. I'M DONE APOLOGIZING. I'M DONE CALLING SURVIVAL A LIFE. [FINAL CHORUS] LET ME FALL APART! LET ME COME UNDONE! I HAVE CARRIED EVERYBODY NOW I'M CARRYING NO ONE! LET ME LOSE MY GRIP! LET THE WHOLE THING SHAKE! IF SOMETHING HAS TO DIE TONIGHT LET IT BE THE FEAR THAT MADE ME STAY! I'M NOT YOUR SAVIOR! I'M NOT YOUR SAINT! I'M NOT THE WOMAN WHO CAN CARRY ALL YOUR PAIN! So don't tell me I'm alright! DON'T TELL ME I'M NOT! Tonight I'm finally honest... I'M BREAKING! BUT I'M NOT LOST! [OUTRO] [Stripped guitar] Let me fall... Let me breathe... Let me become someone I can finally keep.

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