[Chorus]
How do you leave, how do you leave
How do you leave somebody you love?
[Verse 1]
How do you leave someone you love?
Do you do it in the night?
Do they wake up when the morning comes
To a surprise?
[Verse 2]
How do you leave someone you trust?
Who built you like a boat
Can you mourn somebody breathing
Now that you can float?
[Chorus]
How do you leave, how do you leave
How do you leave somebody you love?
[Verse 3]
How do you leave somebody whose
Life you want to see roll out like a movie
On a silver screen
Ah-ah
[Chorus]
How do you leave, how do you leave
How do you leave somebody you love?
How do you leave, how do you leave
How do you leave somebody you
How do you leave
Someone you love, you love
You love, you love
You love, you love
[Outro]
Oh, how
Do you do it in the night
I'll write you, I'll write you
How Do You Leave was written by Bess Atwell & Joe Keogh.
How Do You Leave was produced by Giles Barrett.
Bess Atwell released How Do You Leave on Fri Sep 24 2021.
I could lie and say that it was an intentional decision to showcase this song stripped back, but the reality is we were in lockdown and couldn’t rehearse with a band. Turns out, I think I’m more proud of this duo version than I would have been if we’d performed with a band.
— via Eat This Music