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Don't Let Me Go is an unreleased song by Harry Styles during his time in the band One Direction. It features Sam McCarthy. He has never publicly released this amazing song.
Writer(s) | Harry Styles & Sam McCarthy
Producer(s) | Sam McCarthy
Recorded | 2013
Length | 03:35
Harry Styles performed a SiriusXM Secret Session for room of die-hard fans on February 28, 2020.
Written by Harry Styles, it was recorded as a demo but rejected for the album “Take Me Home”. The other band members did not add vocals due to it not being recorded and staying as a demo. Due to that, only Harry Styles’ vocals appear on the demo.
It was leaked onto YouTube from multiple accounts.
The description from the account reads: “The first official unreleased One Direction song that has ever leaked. Written by: Harry Styles Year: 2013 (Take Me Home) #10YearsOf1D” Following this are the lyrics to the song with minor mistakes.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
If you were a good friend
You'd always be there when I need it
Cause I'm on my knees and babe I'm bleeding
And it kills me that you're not around
[Verse 2]
So you're not my girlfriend
Don't pretend that makes us nothing
Tell me you don't miss this feeling
I'm starting to see who you are
[Chorus]
Cause there's a time, there's a place
And I'm always gonna hear your name
There's a right, there's a wrong
And now I see that all along
I messed up, you'll be fine
I'm going to sleep alone tonight
Never gonna be the same, 'cause you're half the world away
[Verse 3]
A story you'd heard
Now you rest everything on these three words
Now I walk to you 'till my feet hurt
So tell me that's not good enough
[Verse 4]
And I started drinking
I don't know half of what I'm thinking
I'm deep in I'm scared I'll stop breathing
We've started to lose who we are
[Chorus]
Cause there's a time, there's a place
And I'm always gonna hear your name
There's a right, there's a wrong
And now I see that all along
I messed up, you'll be fine
I'm going to sleep alone tonight
Never gonna be the same
[Bridge]
I want you around, round, round
Are we going down, down, down?
I want you around, round, round
Are we going down, down, down?
I want you around, round, round
Are we going down, down, down?
Are we going down, down, (down)
[Chorus]
Cause there’s a time, there’s a place
And I’m always gonna hear your name
There’s a right, there’s a wrong
And now I see that all along
I messed up, you’ll be fine
I’m gonna sleep alone tonight
Never gonna be the same
(Cause you’re half the world away)
[Chorus]
Cause there’s a time, there’s a place
And I’m always gonna hear your name
There’s a right, there’s a wrong
And now I see that all along
I messed up, you’ll be fine
I’m gonna sleep alone tonight
Never gonna be the same
Cause you’re half the world away
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This performance was recorded on February 25, 2020. We will continue releasing Tiny Desk videos of shows that had already been taped. In light of current events, NPR is postponing new live tapings of Tiny Desk Concerts. In the meantime, check out Tiny Desk (home) concerts! They’re recorded by the artists in their homes. It’s the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space.
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Watch Harry Styles play "Cherry", "Watermelon Sugar", "To Be So Lonely" and "Adore You" at the Tiny Desk.