When You’re Gone
Shawn Mendes
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When You're Gone by Shawn Mendes
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“When You’re Gone” is a raw, vulnerable breakup song about Mendes’s ex-girlfriend Camila Cabello. Shawn Mendes heart-wrenchingly describes all the feelings he’s had about this particularly difficult breakup.
When You’re Gone Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You never know how good you have it, oh-oh
Until you're starin' at a picture of the only girl that matters, ah-ah
[Pre-Chorus]
I know what we're supposed to do
It's hard for me to let go of you
So I'm just tryna hold on
[Chorus]
Hold on
I don't wanna know what it's like when you're gone
I don't wanna move on
I don't wanna know what it's like when you're gone for good
You're slippin' through my fingertips
A little bit by a little bit
I didn't know that loving you was the happiest I've ever been
So I'm just tryna hold on
[Verse 2]
I need to learn how to cope without you
I'm tryna protect myself but only you know how to, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I know what we're supposed to do
Oh, but I hate the thought of losing you
So I'm just tryna hold on
[Chorus]
Hold on
I don't wanna know what it's like when you'rе gone
I don't wanna move on
I don't wanna know what it's like whеn you're gone for good
You're slippin' through my fingertips
A little bit by a little bit
I didn't know that loving you was the happiest I've ever been
So I'm just tryna hold on
[Bridge]
Startin' to feel like you don't need me
Wanna believe it's all for the better
It's gettin' real, I'm missing you deeply
So I'm just tryna hold on
Startin' to feel like you don't need me
Wanna believe it's all for the better
It's gettin' real, I'm missing you deeply
So I'm just tryna hold on
[Chorus]
Hold on
I don't wanna know what it's like when you're gone
I don't wanna move on
I don't wanna know what it's like when you're gone for good
You're slippin' through my fingertips
A little bit by a little bit
I didn't know that loving you was the happiest I've ever been (Oh, I've ever been)
So I'm just tryna hold on
[Outro]
I'm just tryna hold on
When You’re Gone Q&A
Who wrote When You’re Gone's ?
When You’re Gone was written by Scott Harris & Jonah Shy & Shawn Mendes.
Who produced When You’re Gone's ?
When You’re Gone was produced by Shawn Mendes & Scott Harris & Jonah Shy.
When did Shawn Mendes release When You’re Gone?
Shawn Mendes released When You’re Gone on Thu Mar 31 2022.
What did Shawn Mendes say about "When You're Gone"?
I wrote this a couple, like a month after Camila [Cabello] and I split up. It’s interesting, because I think after you get over, like, the shock, of just like “wow, I’m not gonna see that person every day,” comes in the way that you realise you were relying on that person. And for me, Camila was a l...
What has Shawn said about what "When You're Gone" was originally like?
When speaking with Genius VERIFIED, Shawn stated,
The song actually started like a real slow ballad. It was right after “It’ll Be Okay” came out and we were, like, inspired by ballads. Jonah [Shy], who produced the song, came over, a young kid from New York. He just immediately like pulled it up an...