[Verse 1] I keep my distance like a habit I can’t break All clean exits and calculated mistakes I’ve always been better at leaving than I seem Nothing sticks if you don’t let it mean Anything I don’t take names I can’t forget Don’t leave loose ends I might regret Every line drawn just sharp enough To keep me out of anything that lasts too much [Pre-Chorus] But you— You don’t move, you don’t pull You just stand there and make it difficult [Chorus] Don’t make me stay Don’t make me start Don’t make me hold something I can’t drop I don’t play roles I don’t pretend I don’t let anyone get under my skin But you look at me like I already did Like I crossed a line I won’t admit And I hate how close I am to it [Verse 2] You wear your silence like it’s second skin Like you’ve learned how to fold yourself in Every word sits just out of reach Like you don’t expect anyone to keep Anything I’ve seen this before, I know the shape The almost hurt that doesn’t break Where it lingers just enough to stay But not enough to give it away [Pre-Chorus] You don’t ask, but it lands the same Like I’ve already said your name [Chorus] Don’t make me stay Don’t make me choose Don’t make me carry something I can’t lose I don’t fix things I don’t fight fair I don’t stay longer than I have to care But you’re looking at me like I already do Like I’m someone I don’t want to be for you [Bridge] I don’t do soft, I don’t do safe I don’t rewrite the rules I make But you— You don’t fit in the lines I drew And now I don’t know what to do with you [Final Chorus] Don’t make me stay Don’t make me try Don’t make me be the reason you’re alright I don’t promise, I don’t explain I don’t stay once it starts to change But I’m still here and I can’t undo Whatever it is I just did for you