Rein Me In

Album: People Watching (2025)
Charted: 1 64
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  • And I let go of everything I ever had
    'Cause I couldn't give the love you deserved
    By The Gunner, you shouted, "Oh my God"
    It seemed churlish, but it's what I was owed, I suppose
    Every flagstone of this town bears our prints
    And all the bars round here serve my ghosts and carcasses
    I wish I knew these things when I was young
    'Cause now I've just gone so numb

    We take whatever we can to get the reason back
    So please don't rein me in

    Don't rein me in
    Please don't rein me in
    I'm working myself up to a nice, warm bliss
    All my memories of you ring like tinnitus
    If I stop, it's just pain, please don't rein me in

    There's nothing brave in walking alone
    Love in exile has nowhere to go, so come on home
    Mm, don't run away from my tenderness
    You're so afraid of that heart inside of your chest
    We were doing so well, but you were scared to be held
    Took the easiest way out
    I see the tears of a man too proud to reach for a hand
    Well, let my love keep you safe now
    So please don't

    Don't rein me in
    Please don't rein me in
    Now I'm working myself up to a nice, warm bliss
    All my memories of you ring like tinnitus
    If I stop, it's just pain, please don't rein me in

    And I'm, I'm stood here chewing everyone's lugs off
    Telling everybody how much I fucked it up
    Telling everybody how much I fucked it up
    Telling everybody but you how much I fucked it up
    Slow down (don't rein me in)
    Slow down (don't rein me in)

    Now I'm working myself up to a nice, warm bliss
    All my memories of you ring like tinnitus
    If I stop, it's just pain, please don't rein me in

    Now I'm working myself up to a nice, warm bliss (working myself)
    All my memories of you ring like tinnitus (my memories of you)
    If I stop, it's just pain, please don't rein me in Writer/s: Max Wolfgang, Olivia Dean, Sam Fender
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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