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[Verse 1]
Didn't say why you're leaving
Yeah, we just hit a wall
Now I can't shake the feeling
That this is all my fault
Staring up at the ceiling
Like it'll bring you home
But we both know it won't
Losing track of the hours
That I've spent in my bed
Now I'm losing the power
To get out of my head
When it starts spinning downwards
So I face it alone
Yeah, I wish you'd come home
[Pre-Chorus]
My heart beats out of my chest
Waiting for what happens next, yeah
[Chorus]
I don't think it's normal to be on the floor still
Shaking from the shower
Listening to old calls back when you would call me
Just to talk for hours, hey
Something doesn't feel right
I can't make it feel right on my own, oh
What would it take to make you come home?
Didn't say why you're leaving
Yeah, we just hit a wall
Now I can't shake the feeling
That this is all my fault
Staring up at the ceiling
Like it'll bring you home
But we both know it won't
Losing track of the hours
That I've spent in my bed
Now I'm losing the power
To get out of my head
When it starts spinning downwards
So I face it alone
Yeah, I wish you'd come home
[Pre-Chorus]
My heart beats out of my chest
Waiting for what happens next, yeah
[Chorus]
I don't think it's normal to be on the floor still
Shaking from the shower
Listening to old calls back when you would call me
Just to talk for hours, hey
Something doesn't feel right
I can't make it feel right on my own, oh
What would it take to make you come home?
[Verse 2]
I've been awake for weeks now
I couldn't sleep for days
Everything we could be
How could you just walk away?
When I said please don't leave now
I'm taking all your weight, yeah
Like it would make you stay
[Pre-Chorus]
My heart beats out of my chest
Waiting for what happens next, yeah
[Chorus]
I don't think it's normal to be on the floor still
Shaking from the shower
Listening to old calls back when you would call me
Just to talk for hours, hey
Something doesn't feel right
I can't make it feel right on my own, oh
What would it take to make you come home?
[Bridge]
Yeah, my heart is beating out my body
Because I'm hurting and I need somebody
And now I'm calling from a hotel lobby
And I don't understand why you don't want me
Yeah, my heart is beating out of my body
Because I'm hurting and I need somebody
And now I'm faded in a hotel lobby
And I don't understand why you won't love me
I've been awake for weeks now
I couldn't sleep for days
Everything we could be
How could you just walk away?
When I said please don't leave now
I'm taking all your weight, yeah
Like it would make you stay
[Pre-Chorus]
My heart beats out of my chest
Waiting for what happens next, yeah
[Chorus]
I don't think it's normal to be on the floor still
Shaking from the shower
Listening to old calls back when you would call me
Just to talk for hours, hey
Something doesn't feel right
I can't make it feel right on my own, oh
What would it take to make you come home?
[Bridge]
Yeah, my heart is beating out my body
Because I'm hurting and I need somebody
And now I'm calling from a hotel lobby
And I don't understand why you don't want me
Yeah, my heart is beating out of my body
Because I'm hurting and I need somebody
And now I'm faded in a hotel lobby
And I don't understand why you won't love me
[Chorus]
I don't think it's normal to be on the floor still
Shaking from the shower
Listening to old calls back when you would call me
Just to talk for hours, yeah
Something doesn't feel right
I can't make it feel right on my own, oh
What would it take to make you come home?
What would it take to make me let go?
I don't think it's normal to be on the floor still
Shaking from the shower
Listening to old calls back when you would call me
Just to talk for hours, yeah
Something doesn't feel right
I can't make it feel right on my own, oh
What would it take to make you come home?
What would it take to make me let go?
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I think this was the first song I wrote for the whole album. I wrote it on vocals and piano in my parents living room. It took me a couple tries to get the production right, but I’m so proud of how it finally came together.
—via Billboard
- 1.Sad Tonight
- 3.What Would It Take
- 6.nj
- 9.I Miss You
- 11.Lucky
- 13.How To Be Human
- 15.Crazier Things
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Off Record Studios
Release Date
January 17, 2020
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