Noah Kahan
If It Helps You
Lyrics From Live Debut
[Verse 1]
Storm took the phone lines down
And now your ride can't call
And you're bouncing off the walls
I stretched my arms real wide
Tried to break your fall
But you got up, mad as hell and told me that I had it all
[Verse 2]
I tried to heal your wounds
Just to say I helped
Just to say that some small fame ain't made me someone else
It ain't a high road now
Just uneven ground
And I ain't even around to slow your speed down
[Pre-Chorus]
You told me, "If a lie turned true
A lie it would still be
You ain't a goddamn hero now 'cause you cry on live TV"
[Chorus]
But at least I got a soul still
Evеn if I'm in a bad place
Even if I'm eating fast food
Sleeping at my dad's placе
I'm happy for your haircut
I'm glad you got your act cleaned
You're showing up like bad news
And leaving like a bad dream
Help me if it helps you sleep
Help me if it helps you write
Help me if it helps you leave
Help me if it helps you lie
Help me if it helps you
[Verse 3]
I don't need your [cosign?] now
Oh, we get along just fine
One hundred years, laying [?] in the dirt
[Soil over?] the copper mines
You grew your hair out long
Don't think you're Jesus Christ
No one's mistaking your guilt for some [small sacrifice?]
[Verse 4]
You've got New Hampshire's face
Left us for the New York Times
Now you shuffle around like a ghost
Asking people how you die
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me, if a lie turned true
A lie it would still be
You ain't a goddamn hero now 'cause you cry on live TV
[Chorus]
But at least I got a soul still
Even if I'm in a bad place
Even if I'm eating fast food
Sleeping at my dad's place
I'm happy for your haircut
I'm glad you got your act cleaned
You're showing up like bad news
And leaving like a bad dream
Help me if it helps you sleep
Help me if it helps you write
Help me if it helps you leave
Help me if it helps you lie
[Bridge]
We were fine without you, baby
Drove your ass home
You walked into a haunted house
And got angry at the ghosts
[And we would smile?] at you, baby
Long after you're gone
Spare us all the pity, babe
Save it for your microphone
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
But at least I got a soul still
Even if I'm in a bad place
Even if I'm eating fast food
Sleeping at my dad's place
Oh, I'm happy for your haircut
I'm glad you got your act cleaned
You're showing up like bad news
And leaving like a bad dream
Help me if it helps you sleep
Help me if it helps you write
Help me if it helps you leave, oh
Help me if it helps you lie
[Post-Chorus]
Help me if it helps you leave
Help me if it helps you leave
Help me if it helps you leave
Help me if it helps you lie
[Outro]
We were fine without you, baby