you are overbearing i m not in love i don t wanna tell you we ve been contemplating how to give it up but i can t convince you we ve been hopelessly holding too tight when we don t even need to and as the water fills this sinking ship i know we have to leave too mayday mayday this is an emergency mayday mayday you ve gotta let me leave i m lying here inches away and you can t hear me call mayday yeah yeah said i m moving on cause things were getting rough but here i am in your bed i strung it on too long afraid to be alone now we re in over our heads it s either sink or swim we ve tried so many times for worse or for better it tears my heart in two to leave it all behind and say goodbye forever mayday mayday this is an emergency mayday mayday you ve gotta let me leave i m lying here inches away and you can t hear me call mayday yeah yeah oh you gotta let me leave oh the weight will make us sink oh could you please help me leave oh abandon ship with me yeah mayday mayday this is an emergency mayday mayday you ve gotta let me leave i m lying here inches away and you can t hear me call mayday mayday mayday 