Dont Let Me Disappear

I got good at leaving early Before anybody changed their mind Keeping every door half-open So I’d never be the one left behind I made a home out of the hallway Never stayed long enough to be known Told myself the quiet suited me While my body begged me not to be alone There’s only so long You can ration every breath There’s only so much silence Before silence starts talking back Come closer, I’m running out of air I know you’re hurting somewhere over there We don’t need fixing We just need somebody near Don’t let me disappear I could make it on my own I’ve done it all these years But breathing’s getting difficult So get over here Don’t let me disappear Don’t let me disappear I’ve worn a dozen different faces Trying to earn a seat inside the room Laughing when the timing told me Keeping every inconvenient truth subdued But if you only love the version That knows exactly how to play along Then I’m not really there beside you I’m just proving I can vanish with the lights still on I’m tired of shrinking To fit where I was never held I’d rather risk you seeing me Than keep abandoning myself Come closer, I’m running out of air I know you’re hurting somewhere over there We don’t need fixing We just need somebody near Don’t let me disappear I could make it on my own I’ve done it all these years But breathing’s getting difficult So get over here Don’t let me disappear Don’t let me disappear Fine, I need you Don’t make me say it twice You’re the breath inside my body Keeping something here alive Fine, I need you Happy now? I said it clear You’re my oxygen So get over here I thought being alone meant Nobody could leave But nobody could find me either Nobody could reach me So tear the picture into pieces Throw them anywhere you please Every piece is still the same thing You can’t cut the human out of me And you don’t have to hide your damage You don’t have to make it disappear Bring every part they wouldn’t welcome There’s room for all of you in here Stay in the room Stay in the room Even when the truth comes out Stay in the room I’ll make space for you You make space for me Maybe that’s all belonging Ever had to be Come closer, we’re running out of air I know you’re hurting I can feel you over there We don’t need fixing We just need somebody near I won’t let you disappear You could make it on my own You’ve done it all these years But breathing’s better next to someone So get over here I won’t let you disappear Don’t let me disappear I won’t let you disappear So get over here Fine, I need you There, I said it clear You’re my oxygen Now get over here