Stay Alert

Keeping up my guard, looking out for myself.

Ok we can stop tricking ourselves
This isn’t gonna work out
I can foresee that now
We can stop trying so hard
There’s no tomorrow
We should just let it go

Leave it before it gets worse
Call it quits before it hurts

But what do you call this?
Lying awake at night
So close to tears
Trying so hard to let go
Of these fears
I don’t wanna talk the chance
And get hurt
I wanna let you in but I gotta,
Gotta stay alert
Can’t let my guard down
Whenever you come around
I gotta protect myself

So let’s just let it be
I’ve been hurt before
It’s a feeling I never want to
Return to
You can give up on your lines
Rehearsed so perfectly
All planned and constructed
Just to fool me

Leave it before it gets worse
Call it quits before it starts to hurt

But what do you call this?
Lying awake at night
So close to tears
Trying so hard to let go
Of these fears
I don’t wanna talk the chance
And get hurt
I wanna let you in but I gotta,
Gotta stay alert
Can’t let my guard down
Whenever you come around
I gotta protect myself