[Instrumental] (Don't be offended) (Verse 1) I turned the key, but the engine’s cold I said I’m leaving, but I never go There’s something heavy in the way you stare Sucking the oxygen out of the air I’m standing right on the edge of the door But my knees keep hitting the floor I try to run, but my feet feel lead I’m tangled up in the words you said. (Pre-Chorus) It ain’t physical, baby, but I can’t move I’m stuck in the needle, deep in your groove I wave the white flag, I surrender the fight Just keep me here in the middle of the night. (Chorus) (Harmonies swell, bass becomes heavier) 'Cause you got me in a chokehold Baby, you got a grip on my soul I’m gasping, I’m reaching, I’m losing control Yeah, you got me in a chokehold. Don’t let go (don’t you let go) Squeeze a little tighter 'til the world goes slow I don’t need to breathe if I got you close Just keep me in a chokehold. (Verse 2) My friends say I’m crazy, say I’m losing my mind But they don’t see the way that our fingers bind It’s a velvet prison, it’s a sweet design I’m serving a life sentence, doing the time. Every time I speak, the words get caught Trapped in a battle that I never fought You silence the noise with a single touch I never knew that I could need this much. (Pre-Chorus) It ain’t physical, baby, but I’m paralyzed Drowning in the ocean behind your eyes I wave the white flag, burn the ships on the shore I don’t want to be free anymore. (Chorus) 'Cause you got me in a chokehold Baby, you got a grip on my soul I’m gasping, I’m reaching, I’m losing control Yeah, you got me in a chokehold. Don’t let go (no, no, no) Squeeze a little tighter 'til the world goes slow I don’t need to breathe if I got you close Just keep me in a chokehold. (Bridge) (Music strips back to just bass and a snapping snare) Cut off the supply I don’t need air if you’re not by my side Let the room spin, let the lights fade out Your love is the only thing I care about. (Build up with drums and electric guitar licks) It’s pressure, it’s pleasure, it’s a dangerous bliss I’d die a thousand times just for one more kiss! (Guitar Solo / Instrumental Break) (Bluesy, crying guitar notes over a swelling organ) (Chorus) (Explosive vocal energy) You got me in a chokehold! (You got me, you got me) Baby, you got a grip on my soul (Oh, on my soul) I’m gasping, I’m reaching, I’m losing control (I’m losing it all, baby) Yeah, you got me in a chokehold. Don’t let go (Please don't let go) Squeeze a little tighter 'til the world goes slow I don’t need to breathe if I got you close... (Outro) (Music slows down, fading to the Rhodes piano) Just keep me... In the palm of your hand. Yeah. Chokehold. (Whispered) Don't let go.
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