[Verse 1]
You said my name like a door slammed shut
I kept my hands in my jacket cuffs
The kitchen clock made its careful rounds
While every word tried to pin me down

[Pre-Chorus]
I know the heat beneath my skin
I know the hurt I’m hiding in

[Chorus]
I get aggressive when I’m scared to break
I turn a small hurt into a barricade
But underneath the words I throw
I’m asking you not to let me go
I get aggressive, then I hate the sound
Of making you the one I’m fighting now
If you can hear the heart below
I’m asking you not to let me go

[Verse 2]
Your coat was hanging by the stairs
I watched you pause, then leave it there
I had a hundred things to say
And chose the one that drove you away

[Pre-Chorus]
I know the heat beneath my skin
I know the hurt I’m hiding in

[Chorus]
I get aggressive when I’m scared to break
I turn a small hurt into a barricade
But underneath the words I throw
I’m asking you not to let me go
I get aggressive, then I hate the sound
Of making you the one I’m fighting now
If you can hear the heart below
I’m asking you not to let me go

[Bridge]
I don’t want to win this kind of war
I don’t want to leave you at the door
Give me one more honest minute here
I’ll say the thing I couldn’t say through fear

[Final Chorus]
I get aggressive when I’m scared to break
I turn a small hurt into a barricade
But underneath the words I throw
I’m asking you not to let me go
I get aggressive, but I’m learning now
To meet your eyes and lower my guard somehow
If you can hear the heart below
I’m asking you not to let me go

[Outro]
Don’t let me go
I’m asking you not to let me go