Shawn Mendes - Stitches (lyrics) • Updated

For those looking to play along, Scribd provides the lyrics alongside guitar chords, and Musixmatch offers a detailed lyrical breakdown. Stitches by Shawn Mendes is about an abusive relationship

Phrases such as "now I need someone to breathe me back to life" and "I’m going under" highlight the desperation and near-catastrophic feeling of losing a partner who was also a source of pain. Key Lyrics Breakdown The Chorus: Shawn Mendes - Stitches (Lyrics)

Lyrics like "Your words cut deeper than a knife" emphasize how verbal and emotional hurt can feel as sharp as physical injury. For those looking to play along, Scribd provides

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"You watch me bleed until I can't breathe, shaking / Falling onto my knees / And now that I'm without your kisses / I'll be needin' stitches"

The song portrays a narrator who is "bruised, battered, and bloodied" by a bad breakup.

"Needle and the thread, gotta get you out of my head / Needle and the thread, gonna wind up dead"