Don't Want Me in This Condition

(Key: D Minor)
(Tempo: Slow and aching)

[Verse 1]

Dm
Look in my eyes, you’ll see the cracks,
C
Lines from the love that I can’t take back,
Bb
Hands that shake, a soul worn thin,
A
You don’t want me in this condition.

[Verse 2]

Dm
Words I’d say would only fall,
C
Like a broken song against your wall,
Bb
My voice ain't strong, my hope’s gone dim,
A
You don’t want me in this condition.

[Chorus]

Bb F
Don't want me broken, don’t want me torn,
C Dm
I'm half a man, half a storm,
Bb F
Love deserves better, not this fight,
Gm A
You deserve stars, not my endless night.

[Verse 3]

Dm
Tried to patch it, tried to pray,
C
But some dreams just slip away,
Bb
It's mercy now to let you win,
A
You don’t want me in this condition.

[Chorus]

Bb F
Don't want me broken, don’t want me torn,
C Dm
I'm half a man, half a storm,
Bb
Love deserves better, not this fight,
Gm A
You deserve stars, not my endless night.

[Bridge]

Gm Bb
Maybe someday I'll heal this heart,
F C
Find the pieces torn apart,
Gm Bb
But tonight, babe, you gotta see,
A
You need more than what's left of me.

[Final Chorus]

Bb F
Don't want me broken, don’t want me torn,
C Dm
I'm half a man, half a storm,
Bb F
Love deserves better, not this fight,
Gm A
You deserve stars, not my endless night.

[Outro]

Bb F
You deserve stars...
Gm A Dm
Not me... in this condition.

🎸 Musical Feel:
Soft electric guitar crying lightly behind gentle acoustic picking.
Slow, deep drum hits — simple and powerful.
Vocals broken but sincere, like saying goodbye to protect someone.

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Writer: Songsmith