Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: piano
Song Meaning of “Please Don’t Find Me” by Civil Twilight
The song is a plea from someone who is in an emotionally damaging relationship, stuck in a cycle of unhealthy behavior and pain. The singer hopes that their partner will find a way out and move on, so that the both of them can finally find peace and happiness. They don’t want to be found because then they would just stay in the same destructive pattern over and over again. They are asking for the strength and courage to let go and move on, while simultaneously hoping that their partner won’t do the same.
The lyrics also suggest that the singer is unwilling to make the decision to end the relationship because they find it comforting in some ways, regardless of the heartache it brings. The chorus is particularly striking as they express their simultaneous desire to be found, yet not found:
“Please don’t find me, no don’t look for me
Take me away or please just leave me be
I want to stay but I know I should go
Please don’t find me, don’t find me at all”
This mixed message conveys the internal struggle of wanting something that is bad for them; they understand that it won’t work out in the end, yet they don’t want to suffer the pain of letting go. The song is a desperate plea for help in freeing themselves from the toxicity of the relationship, and the courage to finally move on.