Stayaway
Muna Lyrics

If I see my old friends, we'll go out dancing
If I hang out with my old friends, I'll be tempted to go dancing.

If we go out dancing, then we'll go to the bar
If we go dancing, it's likely that we'll end up at a bar afterwards.

If we go to the bar, then there's gonna be drinking
If we go to the bar, we'll end up drinking alcohol.

If I drink, I wanna see where you are
If I drink, I'll be tempted to contact you or find out where you are.

So I don't see my old friends, I don't go dancing
To avoid temptation, I choose not to see my old friends or go dancing.

I don't do most things I used to do
I have changed my lifestyle to avoid any activity that reminds me of you.

Actually, now that I'm thinking about it
As I reflect on my actions, I realize that I did many things just to impress you or get your attention.

I did most things to get to you
I made a lot of sacrifices and changes in my life just to be with you.

No one ever told me leaving was the easy part
I thought the hardest part was leaving you, but I now realize that staying away from you is even harder.

I gotta stay away
I need to keep my distance from you to move on.

Leaving you was easy, now I gotta do what's hard
Breaking up with you was not as hard as staying away from you.

Stay away, stay stay away
I keep repeating this phrase to remind myself of my goal to stay away from you.

If I go driving then I'll put on music
If I go for a drive, I usually listen to music to pass the time.

If I put on music then I'll play your song
If I listen to music, I will be reminded of a song that reminds me of you.

If I play your song then I think I'll lose it
If I listen to a song that reminds me of you, I might break down emotionally.

End up pulled up at the front of your lawn
If I lose control of my emotions, I may find myself at your doorstep.

So I don't go driving, no, I just stay in
To avoid losing control of my emotions, I choose not to go for a drive.

'Cause every moment is a fork in the road
Every moment presents a choice to either move on or go back to you.

And all my roads lead back to you (You, you)
Despite my best efforts, I always end up thinking of you and wanting to be with you.

If I turn off the light then I might start thinking
If I turn off the lights, I may start thinking about you and our past together.

If I start thinking, I'll think of the time when
If I start thinking, I'll remember the good times we had together.

You said that you loved me, you said I was perfect
I recall the times when you expressed your love and admiration for me.

You said you were sorry, you said you were selfish
I also remember the times when you apologized for hurting me and being selfish.

If I don't stop it, before I know it
If I don't control my thoughts, I'll get lost in memories and desires to be with you.

All the bad things never happened
If I don't stop dwelling on the past, I'll forget all the reasons why we broke up.

You never lied or treated me bad and
I might convince myself that you were not at fault and that I was overreacting.

If you did then you'll wish you hadn't
If I remember the bad times, I might be tempted to confront you for everything you did wrong.

Start believing you were right and
I might convince myself that you were right and that I was wrong.

I was being too dramatic
I might rationalize that I was too sensitive or emotional during our relationship.

So I gotta leave the light on
To prevent myself from dwelling on our past, I need to stay awake and avoid sleeping.

For tonight
Just for tonight, I need to stay awake to avoid thinking about you.

Any little misstep
Any small mistake on my part might lead me to contact you or go back to you again.

I'll be at your doorstep
If I lose control of my thoughts and emotions, I might end up at your doorstep again.

Talking 'bout forgiveness
I might be tempted to forgive you for everything and be with you again.

Giving you my heart back
I might open my heart to you again and trust you with my emotions.

Just so you can break it
However, I know that you will hurt me again and break my heart once more.

One more time before I say
I don't want to experience heartbreak again, so I must stay away from you.

Stay away, stay stay away
I repeat this phrase again to remind myself of the importance of staying away.

Stay away
The song ends with a reminder that staying away from you is what's best for me.