Please Don’t Come Back
Jean-Paul Verneret
1/5/2026

Verse 1
You used to leave the hallway light
Burning through the dark at night
Like a trace of winter snow
That summer couldn’t let go
I kept your silence packed away
In the drawers where shadows stay
And all the vows we swore before
Sounded hollow more and more

Bridge
I counted every hour
Trying hard to understand
But a dying love loses power
Slips away right through your hands

Chorus
So please don’t come back anymore
Don’t light up that flame once more
And if one night you think of me
Keep your regrets where no one sees
There’s only coldness by my side
And my shadow survives without you tonight

Verse 2
Your perfume lingers in these streets
But my heart walks on its feet
Now I carry on somehow
I can face the silence now
I stitched my dreams with borrowed nights
With passing girls and neon lights
And even when the pain cuts through
I won’t drown again for you

Bridge
I counted every hour
Trying hard to understand
But a dying love loses power
Slips away right through your hands

Chorus
So please don’t come back anymore
Don’t light up that flame once more
And if one night you think of me
Keep your regrets where no one sees
There’s only coldness by my side
And my shadow survives without you tonight

Outro
So please don’t come back anymore
Even if you’re changed for sure
Even if you still believe
Broken hearts can heal and breathe
Some wounds never want to heal
Some doors never should unseal
Please don’t come back anymore
I survived your leaving before
So please… don’t come back anymore