[Verse 1]

You know me, I used to get caught up in everyday life

Tryin' to make it through my day so I could sleep at night

Tryin' to figure out my way through the maze of rights and wrongs

But like you used to say, nothing feels like it's really worth it

Forget perfect, I'm trying not to be worthless

Since I last saw you, I've been looking for a purpose

Well, I met this kid who thought like I did

He had a weird way of looking at it, this is what he said

[Chorus]

"Slip out the back before they know you were there and at the worst, you'll see nobody cares

'Cause you don't wanna be around when it all goes down, even heroes know when to be scared

Slip out the back before they know you were there and at the worst, you'll see nobody cares

'Cause you don't wanna be around when it all goes down, even heroes know when to be scared"

[Verse 2]

Now, I don't remember where I met him or remember his name

But he walked funny like he was just too big for his frame

Just over five foot, but he weighed a buck fifty

And what he said just seemed so right, it stuck with me

Listen, it's like poker, you can play your best

But you gotta know when to fold your cards and take a rest

And know when to hold your cards, hold your breath

And hope that nobody else is stacking the deck

Because I don't need to tell you that life isn't fair

It doesn't care, it arbitrarily cuts off your air

And like you, I want someone to say it's okay

In the truest parts of our hearts, everybody's afraid

We're just underappreciated and overwhelmed

Fighting so hard to hide our fear that we're scaring ourselves

You understand what I'm sayin' 'cause you always did

But it's different in the words of a cowardly kid who said

[Chorus]

"Slip out the back before they know you were there, at the worst, you'll see nobody cares

'Cause you don't wanna be around when it all goes down, even heroes know when to be scared

Slip out the back before they know you were there, at the worst, you'll see nobody cares

'Cause you don't wanna be around when it all goes down, even heroes know when to be scared"

[Bridge]

And I'm no hero, you remember how I was, you know

All I ever did was worry, feeling out of control

To the point where everything is going end over end

I'm spinning around in circles again

This is where you come in, all of this to explain to you why

I had to separate myself away from yesterday's life

Please remember, this isn't how I hoped it would be

But I had to protect you from me

[Chorus]

That's why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there, I know you felt unprepared

But every single time I was around, I'd just bring you down and I could tell that it was time to be scared

That's why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there and I know the way I left wasn't fair

I didn't wanna be around just to bring you down, I'm not a hero, but don't think I didn't care