Danced all night, and slept all day
Careless with my heart again
Fearless when it comes to playing games

You don't cry, and you don't care
Afraid to have a love affair
Is that your ghost or are you really there?

Now, I can't walk
I can't talk anymore since you walked out the door
And now I'm stuck living out that night again
I'm not falling apart

Weather on a sunny day
Time slows down; I wish you'd stay
Pass me by in crowded, dark hallways
Mmm

I try my hardest not to scream
I find my heart is growing weak
So leave your reasons on the bathroom sink

Now, I can't walk
I can't talk anymore since you walked out the door
And now I'm stuck living out that night again
I'm not falling apart

I heard you say you needed me now
What's the problem? I can't see
You destroyed me I won't fall apart again
I'm not falling apart

Take what you wanted
I will be just fine
You will be better off alone at night
Waiting and falling
(Waiting and falling)
Constantly calling out your name
Will it ever change?

Now, I can't walk
I can't talk anymore since you walked out the door
And now I'm stuck living out that night again
I'm not falling apart

I heard you say you needed me now
What's the problem? I can't see
You destroyed me I won't fall apart again
I'm not falling apart

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh


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Not Falling Apart Lyrics as written by Adam Noah Levine

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    Something about this song is so pleasant yet disturbing. For the most part I think it's about a relationship gone astray. By astray, I mean that both parties involved got to a point where all they could do was argue-- One that cares too much and someone else who doesn't care enough.

    He's obviously caring too much in the song. It's not so much that he'll be fine, he'll be okay, but he's trying to convince himself that everything will be alright. He doesn't want to replay that final argument they had because it'll hurt him again. She's left and all he can do is sit and convince himself nothing is wrong, that he's alright, that he's literally, not falling apart.

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