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Don't Stay Lyrics

Sometimes I need to remember just to breathe
Sometimes I need you to stay away from me
Sometimes I'm in disbelief, I didn't know
Somehow I need you to go

Don't stay
Forget our memories
Forget our possibilities
What you were changing me into
Just give me myself back and
Don't stay
Forget our memories
Forget our possibilities
Take all your faithlessness with you
Just give me myself back and
Don't stay

Sometimes I feel like I trusted you too well
Sometimes I just feel like screaming at myself
Sometimes I'm in disbelief, I didn't know
Somehow I need to be alone

Don't stay
Forget our memories
Forget our possibilities
What you were changing me into
Just give me myself back and
Don't stay
Forget our memories
Forget our possibilities
Take all your faithlessness with you
Just give me myself back and
Don't stay

I don't need you anymore
I don't want to be ignored
I don't need one more day
Of you wasting me away
I don't need you anymore
I don't want to be ignored
I don't need one more day
Of you wasting me away
With no appologies

Don't stay
Forget our memories
Forget our possibilities
What you were changing me into
Just give me myself back and
Don't stay
Forget our memories
Forget our possibilities
Take all your faithlessness with you
Just give me myself back and
Don't stay

Don't stay
Don't stay
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chaox On Mar 13, 2003
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Cover art for Don't Stay lyrics by Linkin Park

I think this about a relationship where it starts out well, then has problems. The person to who the voice is singing to is drifting farther away while he puts all his efforts into bringing her/him back. Finally he has enough, because the person is ignoring and destroying him. He gives up and decides he doesn't need the person anymore, that he has to be alone to decide what is right for him.

Awesome song, Linkin Park are the best.

Cover art for Don't Stay lyrics by Linkin Park

Its about letting go of someone who meant a lot to him but hurt him very badly. So now he just wants to let go of this person and move on with his life. He realizes he is better off without with person in his life.

I know what this song means. I know what it's like to scream at someone, "DON'T STAY!" but your heart keeps them with you no matter what. and you just can't forget them...

Cover art for Don't Stay lyrics by Linkin Park

this is why Linkin Park kicks so much ass. They're so down to earth it's not even funny, this whole alblum describes perfectly whats going on in my life. So good in fact that some of the things Chester sings about is what I felt before I even heard the songs.

Anyway, I think Don't Stay talks about the person he loves, and that he still loves her and wants to be apart of her life, but he knows that shes not willling or that logically he knows it wont happen, and its forcing himself to believe that....

You said it perfectly. Took the words right out of my mouth... Good job =D

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Cover art for Don't Stay lyrics by Linkin Park

Forget our memories I don't need you anymore.

I can relate to this since last year. I'm trying real hard to get over girls/people that pissed me off, made me feel bad, or just ignored me.

Cover art for Don't Stay lyrics by Linkin Park

i think we can all say linkin park are lryical genii! cum on they just are, simple fact... and all tho the lryics are in deth and twisty and pretty much clever u still can figure out exactly wat the fuk they are on about! wooop

I was always singing this to myself when I was still dating my jackass ex.. and it's awesome.

Cover art for Don't Stay lyrics by Linkin Park

Ohh man, i love this song already even though I've just downloaded it. I've been looking for a simple break up song that describes my feelings perfectly. And i just found it :)

Cover art for Don't Stay lyrics by Linkin Park

Someone close to him hurt him- literally broke him. And they won't leave him alone and he just wants them to go.

Cover art for Don't Stay lyrics by Linkin Park

The way I connected and interpreted the song is

It's about someone being in love with their partner and they start to lose themselves as a result of that person's actions, they cheated so you cut your ties with them to try and find yourself again. The main lines are "forget our memories, forget out possibilities" and "what your were changed me into", "just give me myself back and don't stay".

Thats how I connected with the song though as I went through a similar thing