[Intro – Clean guitars, palm-muted riffs, punchy drums; intimate and building]
Mm...
Don't change me... (oh... oh...)
Just... stay... (yeah... oooh...)
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[Verse 1 – Clean guitars, driving bass; reflective and determined]
You see me like a broken line,
Like I'm a code to redefine.
Tracing shadows on my skin,
Like you could quiet what's within.
I was raised in shifting tides,
Learned to breathe where fear resides.
I'm not a storm you have to calm—
I've learned to weather who I am.
(ahh... oh-oh...)
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[Pre-Chorus – Building guitars; emotional tension]
You reach for me like I might fall,
But I've been standing through it all.
(oooh...)
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[Chorus – Full distorted guitars; explosive and anthemic]
Don't fix me, I'm not breaking apart.
I'm not a wound inside your heart.
I don't need saving or repair,
Just something honest, someone there.
Don't change me, just stay by my side.
Walk with me, don't try to guide.
I don't need more than truth to see—
Just be here with me.
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[Post-Chorus – Gang vocals; energetic]
Stay... st-st-stay...
Right here...
Don't pull me...
Just stay...
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[Verse 2 – Driving guitars; confident]
You try to soften what I show,
But every mark is mine to own.
I'm not afraid of losing ground,
I've found my voice in every sound.
If you're beside me, let it be—
No need to rewrite parts of me.
(ahh... oh-oh...)
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[Pre-Chorus – Bigger build]
You hold me like I'm bound to break,
But I'm stronger than you think.
(oooh...)
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[Chorus]
Don't fix me, I'm not breaking apart.
I'm not a wound inside your heart.
I don't need saving or repair,
Just something honest, someone there.
Don't change me, just stay by my side.
Walk with me, don't try to guide.
I don't need more than truth to see—
Just be here with me.
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[Post-Chorus – Gang vocals; energetic]
Stay... st-st-stay...
Right here...
Don't pull me...
Just stay...
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[Bridge – Half-time; vulnerable]
If I fall, I'll find my way,
You don't have to take the pain.
I don't need you over me—
Just someone brave enough to stay.
(Oooh...)
Stay... stay... stay...
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[Final Chorus – Biggest guitars; triumphant]
Don't fix me, I'm every scar,
Every ending, every start.
I don't need saving or repair,
Just something steady, someone there.
Don't change me, just stay by my side.
Walk with me, don't try to guide.
I don't need more than truth to see—
Just be here with me.
Whoa-oh...
Whoa-oh...
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[Outro – Clean guitar, fading feedback]
Stay...
Don't change me...
Stay...
Right here...