Don't Say No
St. Vincent (Folk) Lyrics

Don't fight, don't fight, don't fight
Please refrain from engaging in conflict or arguments

Don't do it again
Avoid repeating past actions that caused harm or disagreement

Don't scream, don't scream, don't scream
I don't want to listen to your loud and intense expressions of anger or frustration

Don't want to hear it again
I have no desire to hear the same thing repeatedly

Don't say, don't say, don't say
Please withhold from uttering or expressing certain words or thoughts

Don't say you're leaving this time
Do not announce or indicate your plan to depart from this relationship now

Don't you, don't you, don't you know you're all I have in this life
Do you not realize and acknowledge that you are my everything, my sole source of happiness and fulfillment in this existence?

So drop the sword and hear me out
Let go of your defensive stance and give me a chance to express my thoughts and feelings

Down on the floor, just hold me
Get down on the ground and embrace me tightly, providing comfort and solace

Don't take, don't take, don't take
Please avoid treating the situation or my emotions with indifference or nonchalance

Don't take it so lightly
Do not underestimate the weight or significance of what you are saying or doing

When you say, you say, you say
In instances when you utter particular words or statements

When you say you love me
When you express affection or declare your love for me

I miss, I miss, I miss
I yearn, long for, and deeply feel the absence of

I miss the way we would laugh
I deeply long for the times when we would share joyous moments and laughter together

I wish, I wish, I wish
I have strong desires or hopes for

I wish that we could go back
I yearn for a return to a previous time or state of our relationship

I think, I think
In my opinion or contemplation, I believe

I think that we could fix it all up
I am confident that we have the ability to repair and reconcile everything

Don't you, don't you
Do you not also think or believe?

Don't you think it'd be worth it for love?
Is it not worthwhile to invest effort and make sacrifices for the sake of love?

If I thought you'd do me no harm
If I believed that you would not cause me pain or distress

I'd fall, I'd fall into your arms
I would surrender myself completely and seek comfort and safety in your embrace

When you say, you say, you say
In instances when you utter particular words or statements

When you say you love me
When you express affection or declare your love for me