"Memories...Do Not Open" / The Chainsmokers

27 Painfully Honest Lyrics From 'Memories...Do Not Open' That Will Break Your Heart All Over Again

"We were so young when we thought that we knew how to love. Fought about anything, everything that did its function."
Marisa Donnelly
April 7, 2017
“And I know I've started
Drifting off every second
I can't wait to leave as soon as I arrive
I count the seconds

Down and down we go
We'll torch this place we know
Before one of us takes a chance
And breaks this, I won't be the one
No, I won't be the one.”
— The Chainsmokers, "The One," Memories...Do Not Open
Tagged: Memories, human, Love, Love & Relationships
“Tried to tell it like it is
There's a chance that I'll regret it, so
Let's go, let's end this
I delete before I send it
And we can play pretend
Like we haven't reached the end yet.”
— The Chainsmokers, "The One," Memories...Do Not Open
Tagged: Memories, human, Love, Love & Relationships
“Give me time, give me space, give me reason.
That's what you tell me when you're leaving
Change your mind every night like the seasons.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Break Up Every Night," Memories...Do Not Open
Tagged: Memories, human, Love, Love & Relationships
“I'm fucked up, I'm faded
I'm so complicated
Those things that I said
They were so overrated
But I-I-I-I-I-I, yeah, I meant it.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Bloodstream," Memories...Do Not Open
Tagged: Memories, human, Love, Love & Relationships
“Dropping bombs in cups of coffee
You said it hits you all at once
I'm already tired and it's the morning
Then you clear your throat
Deep down I know that this is done
You tell me you're sorry and I'm laughing
You say sometimes these things just don't work out
'Cause you're only human, this shit happens
Wait, I don't mean to stop you
But darling, I have to cut you off.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Don't Say," Memories...Do Not Open
Tagged: Memories, human, Love, Love & Relationships
“Don't say, don't say you're human
Don't say, don't say it's not your fault
I won't take the bait or these excuses that you're using.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Don't Say," Memories...Do Not Open
Tagged: Memories, human, Love, Love & Relationships
“You say you've regret the way you acted
Come on, admit you let me down
Say that I'm better in your absence
Go right ahead, say almost anything you want.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Don't Say," Memories...Do Not Open
Tagged: Memories, human, Love, Love & Relationships
“But she said, where'd you wanna go?
How much you wanna risk?
I'm not looking for somebody
With some superhuman gifts
Some superhero
Some fairytale bliss
Just something I can turn to
Somebody I can kiss.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Something Just Like This," Memories...Do Not Open
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“You don't gotta say it, I know you ain't stayin' over
And I won't even mention the fact that you're never sober
I never know which side I'm gonna get tonight
And the closer we get, the less I think I know you.”
— The Chainsmokers, "My Type," Memories...Do Not Open
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“But you're just my type
The kind that only calls me late at night
You can't decide if you'll be yours or mine.”
— The Chainsmokers, "My Type," Memories...Do Not Open
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“And I'm foolin' myself, 'cause I know that I'll never change ya
But you told me the truth, so I guess I can't really blame ya
No, you're not the one, but you're all I want, yeah
People say I'll get hurt, I don't know what they're so afraid of.”
— The Chainsmokers, "My Type," Memories...Do Not Open
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“I know as the night goes on
You might end up with someone
So why do I bite my tongue?”
— The Chainsmokers, "It Won't Kill Ya," Memories...Do Not Open
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“Dance with me, it won't kill ya
And one for the road
So why won't you stay a little longer?”
— The Chainsmokers, "It Won't Kill Ya," Memories...Do Not Open
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“If I could take this in a shot right now
I don't think that we could work this out.
Out on the terrace
I don't know if it's fair but I thought ‘How
Could I let you fall by yourself
While I'm wasted with someone else?”
— The Chainsmokers, "Paris," Memories...Do Not Open
Tagged: Memories, human, Love, Love & Relationships, The Chainsmokers, Lyrics, Music, Music Lyrics, Heartbreak Lyrics, Heartfelt Lyrics, Heartbreak
“If we go down then we go down together
They'll say you could do anything
They'll say that I was clever.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Paris," Memories...Do Not Open
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“We breathe in the air of this small town
On our own, cuttin' class for the thrill of it
Getting drunk on the past, we were livin' in.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Paris," Memories...Do Not Open
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“It's 5 a.m. and I'm on the radio
I'm supposed to call you, but I don't know what to say at all
And there's this girl, she wants me to take her home
She don't really love me though, I'm just on the radio.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Honest," Memories...Do Not Open
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“And I'm not gonna tell you that I'm over it
'Cause I think about it every night I'm not sober, and
I know I keep these feelings to myself
Like I don't need nobody else
But you're not the only one on my mind.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Honest," Memories...Do Not Open
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“It's 6 a.m., I'm so far away from you
I don't wanna let you down, what am I supposed to do?”
— The Chainsmokers, "Honest," Memories...Do Not Open
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“Now I got cars, now I got clothes, now I got money
Now I got crowds screamin' my name sayin' they love me
You got real close, say I'm not alone, you understand me
But late at night, when I close my eyes, the quiet scares me.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Wake Up Alone," Memories...Do Not Open
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“Will you still care in the morning?
When the magic's gone, gone, oh?
And will you be there in the morning?
Do you stay when it all goes?
Or will I wake up alone?”
— The Chainsmokers, "Wake Up Alone," Memories...Do Not Open
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“I don't need cars, I don't need clothes, forget that money
'Cause if I go home all on my own, it ain't worth nothing.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Wake Up Alone," Memories...Do Not Open
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“We were so young when we thought that we knew how to love.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Young," Memories...Do Not Open
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“We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Young," Memories...Do Not Open
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“Caught, we were caught up in the high, it was better than drugs.
Too high to see that it would all lead to destruction.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Young," Memories...Do Not Open
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“Bottled up in adolescence
Bottom up forbidden essence
Twisted up in adolescence
Waking up within your arms
I feel alive and dangerous
You're dangerous, we're dangerous.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Last Day Alive," Memories...Do Not Open
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“Promises within the air
Drowning in love affair
The night is young and we are young

Run into the bright lights most nights, now or never.”
— The Chainsmokers, "Last Day Alive," Memories...Do Not Open
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