Verse 1 I watched another angel drag my shadow through the light Swore she’d never drown with me, now she’s gasping every night Said she’d seen this road before, knew exactly where it led Still she built a home inside the chaos in my head Pre-Chorus Every goodbye sounds convincing when it’s leaving your lips Every time you cut the cord, you’re the one that slips Chorus If it hurts, why stay? If I’m the wound, why bleed? If I’m everything you’re trying to escape Why do you come back to me? You say I’m poison in your veins A habit you don’t wanna need If it hurts, why stay? Why stay with me? Verse 2 Now there’s new names in the picture, new hearts hanging from the wire Everybody sees the smoke but still mistakes it for a fire You swore you’d watch me from a distance, let the memory fade away Then I hear your ghost at midnight begging me to make you stay Bridge Maybe you’re not chasing me Maybe you’re chasing who I was supposed to be Maybe I’m not running from you Maybe I’m running from the damage I keep putting people through Final Chorus If it hurts, why stay? If leaving is the cure Why do we keep reopening the scars Just to make sure? You say you want your freedom But my name still haunts your sleep If it hurts, why stay? Why stay with me?
