Ringing with Weezer-tinged guitars and exuberantly petulant lyrics, “Don’t Go Away” gives pouting an upbeat, harmonic spin.
In a July 2020 interview for DIY Mag, lead singer Liz Stokes explains:
This song is a tantrum in which I demand that all my friends stop moving away because I miss them too m...
[Verse 1]
It's been two years since you tapped out
Flew north, left us in the south
And you were scraping your elbows on the walls of this town
It's been two years since you tapped out
[Pre-Chorus]
But I'm still spending every night
My body turned towards the waterline
When you come back let me know in time
When you're coming back
If you're coming back
[Chorus]
Don't go away again (Again)
I just wanna be your best friend
Don't go away again (Again)
I just wanna be your best friend
[Post Chorus]
Don't go away, don't go away
Don't go away
Don't go away, don't go away
Don't go away
[Verse 2]
I root for you to aggrandize
Cool view locked upon the prize
Your stomach and eyes always a discrepant size
I'll freeze with fright if you capsize
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I'm still spending every day
My brain calculating the hours away
When you come back this time
Will you stay? If you're coming back
Are you coming back?
[Chorus]
Don't go away again (Again)
I just wanna be your best friend
Don't go away again (Again)
I just wanna be your best friend
[Post-Chorus]
Don't go away, don't go away
Don't go away
Don't go away, don't go away
Don't go away
[Non-Lyrical Bridge]
[Chorus]
Don't go away again (Again)
I just wanna be your best friend
Don't go away again (Again)
I just wanna be your best friend
[Post-Chorus]
Don't go away, don't go away
Don't go away, don't go away
Don't go away, don't go away
Don't go away
Don’t Go Away was written by Tristan Deck & Jonathan Pearce & Benjamin Sinclair & Elizabeth Stokes.
Don’t Go Away was produced by Jonathan Pearce.
The Beths released Don’t Go Away on Fri Jul 10 2020.