Lyrics
I don't wanna lose you
The singer expresses a desire not to lose someone.
But if I don't, I'ma lose myself
They fear that by not losing the person, they will lose their own identity or sense of self.
I'ma lose myself
Reiteration of the fear of losing oneself in the process of holding onto the person.
I don't wanna lose you
Expressing the desire again not to lose the person.
But if I don't, I'ma lose myself
Reiterating the fear of losing oneself if the person is not lost.
I'ma lose myself
Repeating the concern about losing oneself.
And I know if I never let go, never let go, never let go
The singer recognizes the difficulty of letting go and emphasizes the importance of not doing so.
Never let go
Repeated emphasis on the idea of not letting go.
Yeah, I know we can never go back
Acceptance that returning to a previous state or relationship is impossible.
I don't wanna lose you
Repeated expressions of the fear of losing the person and oneself if that doesn’t happen.
But if I don't, I'ma lose myself
-I'ma lose myself
-I don't wanna lose you
-But if I don't, I'ma lose myself
-I'ma lose myself
-I don't wanna lose you
-But if I don't, I'ma lose myself
-I'ma lose myself
-I don't wanna lose you
-But if I don't, I'ma lose myself
-I'ma lose myself
-Hold me one last time
An appeal to be held one last time, symbolizing the desire for closeness or intimacy.
Always been like home to me
Describing the person or the relationship as a place of comfort and familiarity.
Thought I must have lost the key
Feeling like they’ve lost access to something important or intimate.
Only, one last time
Expressing a desire for one final moment or experience before departing.
Pour a drink and make it strong
-'Cause tomorrow, I'll be gone
-'Fore I let you go, we got the night
Acknowledgment of the night as a time to communicate feelings, emphasizing a strong emotional connection and physical intimacy.
Gotta let you know you got me like
-Ooh, I'm like ooh
-Ah-na-na-na-na, eh
-'Fore I let you go, we got the night
-No one's ever known my body like you
-I'm like ooh
-Ah-na-na-na-na, eh
-And I know if I never let go, never let go, never let go
Reiteration of the difficulty of letting go and the impossibility of returning to the past.
Never let go
-Yeah, I know we can never go back
-I don't wanna lose you
Repetitive expressions of the fear of losing both the person and oneself.
But if I don't, I'ma lose myself
-I'ma lose myself
-I don't wanna lose you
-But if I don't, I'ma lose myself
-I'ma lose myself
-I don't wanna lose you
-But if I don't, I'ma lose myself
-I'ma lose myself
-I don't wanna lose you
-But if I don't, I'ma lose myself
-I'ma lose myself, baby
-And I know if I leave you like that
Acknowledgment that leaving the person would result in an irreversible change, and there's no possibility of going back to the past.
Leave you like that
-Yeah, I know we can never go back
-Never go back
Reiteration of the fear of losing the person and oneself, emphasizing the impossibility of returning to the past.
I don't wanna lose you
-But if I don't, I'ma lose myself
-I'ma lose myself
-We can never go back
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