Shawn Mendes - When You’re Gone lyrics
[Shawn Mendes - When You’re Gone lyrics]
You never know
How good you have it, oh
Until you're starin' at a picture
Of the only girl that matters
Ah
I know
What we're supposed to do
It's hard for me to let go of you
So I'm just tryna hold on
Hold on
I don't wanna know
What it's like when you're gone
I don't wanna move on
I don't wanna know
What it's like when you're gone for good
You're slipping through my fingertips
A little bit, by a little bit
I didn't know that loving you was
The happiest I've ever been
So I'm just tryna hold on
I need to learn how
To cope without you
I'm tryna protect myself
But only you know how to
Yeah
Oh, I know what we're supposed to do
Oh, but I hate the thought of losing you
So I'm just tryna hold on
Hold on
I don't wanna know
What it's like when you'rе gone
I don't wanna move on
I don't wanna know
What it's like whеn you're gone for good
You're slipping through my fingertips
A little bit, by a little bit
I didn't know that loving you was
The happiest I've ever been
So I'm just tryna hold on
Starting to feel like you don't need me
Wanna believe it's all for the better
It's gettin' real, I'm missing you deeply
So I'm just tryna hold on
Starting to feel like you don't need me
Wanna believe it's all for the better
It's gettin' real, missing you deeply
So I'm just tryna hold on
Hold on
Yeah, I don't wanna know
What it's like when you're gone
I don't wanna move on
I don't wanna know what it's like
When you're gone for good
You're slipping through my fingertips
A little bit, by a little bit
I didn't know that loving you was
The happiest I've ever been
(Oh, I've ever been)
So I'm just tryna hold on
I'm just trying to move on
How good you have it, oh
Until you're starin' at a picture
Of the only girl that matters
Ah
I know
What we're supposed to do
It's hard for me to let go of you
So I'm just tryna hold on
Hold on
I don't wanna know
What it's like when you're gone
I don't wanna move on
I don't wanna know
What it's like when you're gone for good
You're slipping through my fingertips
A little bit, by a little bit
I didn't know that loving you was
The happiest I've ever been
So I'm just tryna hold on
I need to learn how
To cope without you
I'm tryna protect myself
But only you know how to
Yeah
Oh, I know what we're supposed to do
Oh, but I hate the thought of losing you
So I'm just tryna hold on
Hold on
I don't wanna know
What it's like when you'rе gone
I don't wanna move on
I don't wanna know
What it's like whеn you're gone for good
You're slipping through my fingertips
A little bit, by a little bit
I didn't know that loving you was
The happiest I've ever been
So I'm just tryna hold on
Starting to feel like you don't need me
Wanna believe it's all for the better
It's gettin' real, I'm missing you deeply
So I'm just tryna hold on
Starting to feel like you don't need me
Wanna believe it's all for the better
It's gettin' real, missing you deeply
So I'm just tryna hold on
Hold on
Yeah, I don't wanna know
What it's like when you're gone
I don't wanna move on
I don't wanna know what it's like
When you're gone for good
You're slipping through my fingertips
A little bit, by a little bit
I didn't know that loving you was
The happiest I've ever been
(Oh, I've ever been)
So I'm just tryna hold on
I'm just trying to move on
About the song Shawn Mendes - When You’re Gone
Shawn Mendes : "I think, in a lot of ways, it was just me kind of processing what it feels like to be on my own again, and processing what it feels like to learn how to cope and be there for myself. The original song was really a sad ballad and it ended up turning into an upbeat tempo kind of song, so it's interesting... I think if you can surround a song in a sonic soundscape that makes people excited, it allows people to listen more.
Sharing music and sharing vulnerable lyrics has always been important to me, because potentially there's someone who's going through the exact same thing."
Sharing music and sharing vulnerable lyrics has always been important to me, because potentially there's someone who's going through the exact same thing."
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