The way this song speaks to me🥺🥺when I sing it I feel like I relate
Do we know how to get the message across
We turn the lights off to find a way out
It's hard to get through to grasp what was lost
Don't turn the light off and leave me in the dark
Hey, I'm pleading, my soul is bleeding
I don't want to be left alone, not when I'm right next to you
What are you thinking, it's so misleading
Is it not for me to know, I think it's just hard for you to show
We never spoke in the words that we want
We turn the lights off to find a way out
We've never chosen to keep what we've got
Don't turn the light off and leave me in the dark
I thought it would be nice to lie down and close my eyes
It never occurred to me that I am already asleep
Don't be the one to be let go
Don't be the one to be alone
We turn the lights off to find a way out
It's hard to get through to grasp what was lost
Don't turn the light off and leave me in the dark
Hey, I'm pleading, my soul is bleeding
I don't want to be left alone, not when I'm right next to you
What are you thinking, it's so misleading
Is it not for me to know, I think it's just hard for you to show
We never spoke in the words that we want
We turn the lights off to find a way out
We've never chosen to keep what we've got
Don't turn the light off and leave me in the dark
I thought it would be nice to lie down and close my eyes
It never occurred to me that I am already asleep
Don't be the one to be let go
Don't be the one to be alone
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its about a breakup that neither one wants to have, like Wilted bleeding said. like the guy did something that the girl didnt like, but she still loves him, but is really mad at him so wants to breakup no matter how hard it is cuz she still likes him... so its all hard and stuff, but he really loves her and is deeply sorry for whatever he did and doesnt want her to go away... i look at from that angle... though i think the only thing that would cause her to be that mad as to break up with him even though she really likes him stil would be him cheating on her... but it wouldnt make since cuz he loves her to... so maybe there was some mis understanding... anywyas that what i think TRAPT STILL ROCKS OUT LOUD... we gotta see more from them!