Don't Let Me Go - Presence

Dear depression, do you think that you can stop me? I know the answer, but I see you getting cocky I've seen you win this battle numerous times But you ain't ever gonna take a life that's rightfully mine I understand That your intention is to infiltrate my mind And plant these little seeds of doubt that grow into a massive vine That wrap around my head until I can't get loose You started doing this already so you cannot lose At least you think But who's the one that's in control everything That has to with I how I function Right, that's me See I have grown an understanding of the things you do You're a part of me, but not me So I cannot lose Yeah we gone be alright Just give it some time The more that we fight this fight The more that depression dies I'm a product of an illness I was born with My momma has anxiety and that's what I was formed in I tried to live a life that I was constantly ignoring The truth about my mental state but that wasn't rewarding The way that facing up to it is And understanding that it's not a shameful thing to admit I'm not okay sometimes And that sometimes is a bit Daunting And at times it makes feel like a kid The way that I create imaginary scenarios in my head And fear them to the point that it gives me an existential dread That's greater than the fears that I have grounded in reality But that's just what it's like to be living in your anxiety (damn) We gone be alright Just give it some time The more that we fight this fight The more that anxiety dies

Just hold on Don't lose control now Just hold on Don't lose your soul now Just hold on Don't lose control now Just hold on Don't lose your soul now I know that this life gets hard sometimes I know that depression's running through your mind I know that sometimes you just want to cry But nobody understands so you close your eyes I know that sometimes you just want to die I know that sometimes you just wonder why They leave you on your own just to fight this fight But I promise you that you gon' get through tonight Cause I've seen it with my own eyes And I've felt it in my own life Yeah I've seen it with my own eyes Yeah I've seen it with my own eyes And I've felt it in my own life Yeah I've seen it with my own eyes And I've felt it in my own life So just hold on Don't lose control now Just hold on Don't lose your soul now Just hold on Don't lose control now Just hold on That pain gon' slow down I know about the feelings that you're feeling deep within And I know that sometimes all you want is the evidence That life gon' get better and that the pain fades away I know you're under the weather and wanna see brighter days I know that you're in a chapter you wish that you could erase I know that life gets hard and you've been losing faith And I know you feel like nobody cares And I know you feel like nobody's there But I swear that everything you're going through Is just gon' make you stronger But only if you can promise to Just hold on Don't lose control now Just hold on That pain gon' slow down

Why do I have to choose Between loving me and loving you? I've grown attached to the things you do But lately I've been feeling so blue, baby And I've been on my own since 18 Just tryna figure things out lately Nothing seems to make any sense (make any sense) Thought you could save me Realize now that that sounds crazy I'm thankful for all that you gave me But the pressure's starting to feel immense (to feel immense) So, where do I go now As the walls seem to be crumbling down? I think I love you but don't know how And so, I'm stumbling to figure it out (figure it out) Soon as get in my zone I struggle to not feel alone now I rarely will pick up my phone Then wonder why I'm on my own now I told that I needed to grow But realized that I just don't know how I told myself I need to go But where am I supposed to go now? I don't wanna wait to too long to tell you that I love you, but I might I don't wanna wait this long to finally let go and live my life I'm struggling to write this song I'm struggling to tell myself it'll be alright I need to rewrite my wrongs But need to keep writing 'til I finally see my name in lights Soon as get in my zone I struggle to not feel alone now I rarely will pick up my phone Then wonder why I'm on my own now I said that I needed to grow But realized that I just don't know how I told myself I need to go Where am I supposed to go now? Now that you're gone Now that you're gone Now that you're gone Now that you're gone Now that you're gone Now that you're gone Now that you're gone I'm so blue, baby And I've been on my own since 18 Just tryna figure things out lately But nothing seems to make any sense (make any sense) Thought you could save me But realize now that that sounds crazy I'm thankful for all that you gave me But the pressure's starting to feel immense (to feel immense) I'm so blue, baby And I've been on my own since 18 Just tryna figure things out lately But nothing seems to make any sense (make any sense) Thought you could save me But realize now that that sounds crazy I'm thankful for all that you gave me But the pressure's starting to feel immense (to feel immense) Oh, why do I tell people that I love them When I know that I'm better off saying nothing? I force myself to drown in these discussions I shouldn't have And now I'm loving me, but losing you