Leave It Alone
Broken Bells Lyrics

All this time I've never let you go
Throughout our time together, I never let you leave my life

And ever since chains that had kept you into holding down my soul
The restrictions of our relationship had been weighing down on me

I set you up, I gave you life
I helped you establish yourself and flourish

I try to act up fine, and
I made an effort to appear okay

Now you knock me down, you shut me out
You've rejected me and pushed me away

And I can see it in your eyes!
It's clear from the look in your eyes

So, how you got it in your head,
I wonder how you came to the conclusion

That you can make it on your own!
That you can succeed without me

You were sheltered, loved and fed,
I provided you with a safe and nurturing environment

But you just couldn't leave it alone
But you couldn't resist the temptation to walk away

Your heart was here, resting on my lap
You were emotionally connected and vulnerable with me

And I'd do it all again,
Despite any hardships, I would still continue to love and care for you

But I'm never coming back!
Nevertheless, I won't return to you

Well I know I'm lying, lying in the cold
I'm aware that I'm deceiving myself and feeling lonely

Yet the snow's underground or underneath myself,
Even though the snow is buried under me

For me to leave it down the road
It's up to me to move on from the past and let it go

I've been all around the world,
I've traveled extensively

But got nowhere to go
But I still feel lost and directionless

I give into this lonely life, and you can't change
I resign myself to a solitary existence, and your actions won't sway me

When I saw, leaving
When I witnessed you walking away

The ghosts are on the green
The spirits of the past linger everywhere

Each and every night
Nighttime is a constant reminder

Oh the distant light
The far-off glow

Is the hardest part to take
It's the most difficult thing to accept

That's the heart of all my pain
That's the source of all my suffering

In a hue we can't describe, still we know
Even if we can't articulate the exact color, we still recognize it

Could it all be over now?
Is everything coming to an end?

We've seen it all the while
We've been aware of the situation all along

There's no dimension to the clouds
The clouds lack depth or substance

And the moon and world around
And the moon and everything else nearby

'Cause I don't wanna go
Because I don't want to leave

In a hue we can't describe, still we know
Although the exact color may elude us, we still comprehend it