I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
You warned me that you were gonna leave (leave)
Never thought you would really go (go)
I was blind but baby now I see (see)
Broke your heart but now I know (now I know)
That I was being such a fool (ooh)
And I didn't deserve you (ooh)
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I don't know if I'll get up
And I don't wanna cause a scene
But I'm dyin' without your love
Begging to hear your voice
Tell me you love me too
'Cause I'd rather just be alone
If I know that I can't have you
Looking at the letter you that you left
(The letter that you left, will I ever get you back?)
Wondering if I'll ever get you back
Dreaming about when I'll see you next
(When will I see you next? Will I ever get you back?)
Knowing that I never will forget
(I won't forget, I won't forget)
That I was being such a fool (ooh)
Now I still don't deserve you (ooh)
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I don't know if I'll get up
And I don't wanna cause a scene
'Cause I'm dyin' without your love, yeah
Begging to hear your voice
Tell me you love me too
'Cause I'd rather just be alone
If I know that I can't have you
So tell me what we're fighting for
'Cause you know that truth means so much more
'Cause you would if you could, don't lie (don't lie)
'Cause I give everything that I've got left
To show you I mean what I have said
I know I was such a fool
But I can't live without you (without you)
I don't wanna fall asleep
Don't know if I'll get up
I don't wanna cause a scene
But I'm dyin' without your love
Begging to hear your voice
Tell me you love me too
'Cause I'd rather just be alone
If I know that I can't have you
Yeah
Don't wanna fall asleep (don't wanna fall asleep)
'Cause I don't know if I'll get up (who knows if I get up)
I don't wanna cause a scene
'Cause I'm dyin' without your love
Yeah
Begging to hear your voice (let me hear your voice)
Tell me you love me too (tell me you love me too)
'Cause I'd rather just be alone
If I know that I can't have you
Never thought you would really go (go)
I was blind but baby now I see (see)
Broke your heart but now I know (now I know)
That I was being such a fool (ooh)
And I didn't deserve you (ooh)
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I don't know if I'll get up
And I don't wanna cause a scene
But I'm dyin' without your love
Begging to hear your voice
Tell me you love me too
'Cause I'd rather just be alone
If I know that I can't have you
Looking at the letter you that you left
(The letter that you left, will I ever get you back?)
Wondering if I'll ever get you back
Dreaming about when I'll see you next
(When will I see you next? Will I ever get you back?)
Knowing that I never will forget
(I won't forget, I won't forget)
That I was being such a fool (ooh)
Now I still don't deserve you (ooh)
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I don't know if I'll get up
And I don't wanna cause a scene
'Cause I'm dyin' without your love, yeah
Begging to hear your voice
Tell me you love me too
'Cause I'd rather just be alone
If I know that I can't have you
So tell me what we're fighting for
'Cause you know that truth means so much more
'Cause you would if you could, don't lie (don't lie)
'Cause I give everything that I've got left
To show you I mean what I have said
I know I was such a fool
But I can't live without you (without you)
I don't wanna fall asleep
Don't know if I'll get up
I don't wanna cause a scene
But I'm dyin' without your love
Begging to hear your voice
Tell me you love me too
'Cause I'd rather just be alone
If I know that I can't have you
Yeah
Don't wanna fall asleep (don't wanna fall asleep)
'Cause I don't know if I'll get up (who knows if I get up)
I don't wanna cause a scene
'Cause I'm dyin' without your love
Yeah
Begging to hear your voice (let me hear your voice)
Tell me you love me too (tell me you love me too)
'Cause I'd rather just be alone
If I know that I can't have you
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Can't Have You Lyrics as written by Pj Bianco Nicholas Jonas
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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"i don't want to fall asleep, cuz i don't know if i'll get up"
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