Stay Away
Chris Thile and The How To Grow A Band Lyrics

You are the devil
The person addressed as the devil by the singer, resembles the devil in nature.

Stay away from me
The singer wants the person he's referring to as the devil to stay away from him.

Stay away from me
The singer wants the person he's referring to as the devil to stay away from him.

Stay away
The singer once again reiterates that he wants the person he's referring to as the devil to stay away from him.

I am in trouble
The singer admits to being in trouble.

But you?re not what I need
The singer states that the person he's referring to as the devil isn't what he needs.

You?re not what I need
The singer reiterates that the person he's addressing as the devil isn't what he needs.

Even if I?m all alone
The singer tells the person named the devil that he isn't needed even if he's alone.

? For her
The singer states that the purpose for which he needs someone in his life is for a particular woman.

Keep yours to yourself
The singer wants the person he's referring to as the devil to keep whatever he has to himself.

Cause I?m trying to hold on
The singer is trying to hold on.

To her as long as she can stand it too
The singer wants to hold on to the woman he's referring to as 'her', as long as she's willing to stay.

Been prying off my fingers one by one
The singer has been made to lose his grip, little by little.

Prying off my fingers one by one
The person named as the devil, is gradually, one by one taking away whatever the singer had.

I?ve been praying against you
The singer has been praying against the person he's referring to as the devil.

But the damage has been done
Despite his prayers, the damage has been done.

The damage has been done
The singer reiterates that the damage has already been done.

And it would take a miracle
A miracle is needed.

For her to break my fall
The miracle is needed for 'her' to break the singer's fall.

Cause she don?t care at all anymore
The woman identified as 'her' doesn't seem to care anymore.

And I don?t know why I still do
The singer doesn't know why he still cares.

Why I?m telling you
The singer doesn't know why he's telling the person he's referring to as the devil.

Cause you are the devil
The person addressed here is named the devil by the singer.

And you can stay away from me
The singer reminds the person he's referring to as the devil to stay away from him.

Stay away form me
The singer once again asks the person he's referring to as the devil to stay away from him.

Stay away
The singer repeats that he wants the person named the devil to stay away from him.

To hell with my freedom
The singer is willing to give up his freedom.

If it don?t come for free
His freedom is worth giving up only if it comes without a cost.

And I know it don?t come for free
The singer realizes that his freedom won't come for free.

If I give in
The singer acknowledges the possibility of his giving in.

Give me bitter songs to play
If he ever gives in, the singer asks for songs of pain.

And some sweet heart to win
He seeks to win the heart of someone whom he deems, sweet.

Friends I thought I lost
The singer seeks to be reunited with his friends whom he thought he had lost.

And times I've never been
He desires to experience new things too.

Just don?t ever make me fall in love again
However, he doesn't want to fall in love ever again.

Shoulda seen us fly out that church
The singer recalls a past event during which he and someone else left the church together.

Devil stay away form me
The singer reminds the person he's referring to as the devil to stay away from him.

Stay away from me
He once again, asks the person named the devil to stay away from him.

Stay away
The singer reiterates that he wants the person named the devil to stay away from him.