Lyrics

I fell by the   like everyone else
I hate you, I hate you, I hate you
But I was just   myself
Our every moment, I start to  
'Cause now that they're  
All I hear were the words that I   to say

When you hurt   the surface
Like   water running cold
Well, time can   but this won't

So, before you go
Was there something I could've  
To make your heart   better?
If only
I'd have known you had a storm to weather
So, before you go
Was there something I could've said
To make it all stop hurting?
It kills me how your mind
Could make you feel so worthless
So, before you go

Was never the right time whenever you  
Went little by little by little
Until there was nothing at  
Our every moment, I start to  
But all I can think  
Is   that look on your face

When you   under the surface
Like troubled water running cold
Well, time can heal but this won't

So, before you go
Was there something I could've said
To make your heart beat better?
If only
I'd have known you had a storm to weather
So, before you go
Was there something I could've said
To make it all stop hurting?
It kills me how your mind
Could make you feel so worthless
So, before you go

Would we be   off by now
If I'd have let my   come down
Maybe I guess we'll never know
You know
You know

Before you go
Was there something I could've said
To make your heart beat better?
If only
I'd have known you had a storm to weather
So, before you go
Was there something I could've said
To make it all stop hurting?
It kills me how your mind
Could make you feel so worthless
So, before you go
Legend

Meaning

Lewis says the song is about something serious, something his family has personally been affected by.
Speaking to Apple Music's Beats 1, Lewis revealed,

"It's about suicide...not necessarily the act of it, but, like, after it happens, the aftermath of it. And...people kind of blaming themselves or starting to think, you know, 'What could I have done to kinda help that person?' or whatever."

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