"Lose Me Slowly" lyrics

I can feel it happening, the slow pull of the tide
Something shifting underneath, something stepping aside
You still reach for me but with a little less intention
And I'm pretending not to notice, paying too much attention

We keep dancing in the same room to a different beat
Smiling at the same time but not really when we meet
I'm not ready for the silence that comes after we stop
So just keep moving with me slowly, don't let it all drop

Lose me slowly, don't let go all at once
Let the distance creep in gently, not a rush
Lose me slowly, like a song that fades away
Let me hold on to the echo of our yesterday

There's a mercy in the gradual, a kindness in the drift
Not a door that slams and echoes but a barely lifted gift
I've been through the sudden endings, through the clean and brutal cut
This time let it be the tide that pulls, not a door being shut

Every song that ends too quickly leaves you wanting more
But the ones that fade out slowly, those are the ones you adore
So if we're going down, let's go down like the last slow dance
Like the house lights coming up, one final borrowed chance

Don't break me quickly, let it drift like falling rain
If this is ending, let it end without the pain
Lose me slowly, like a melody that stays
Lose me slowly, slowly, slowly, all the way

I don't need a reason
I don't need a date
Just a slow dissolve
Before it gets too late

Lose me slowly, don't let go all at once
Let the distance creep in gently, not a rush
Lose me slowly, like a song that fades away
Lose me slowly, slowly, slowly