If It Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It

The lyrics describe two people facing dissatisfaction and emotional strain. The woman argues that something forced cannot be right, while the speaker reflects on feeling overlooked, worn down, and unable to fit in with others. The mood shifts between their shared closeness and a sense of confinement, then ends with the speaker recognizing that she may be ready to leave. Her choice is not presented as certain or simple.

Several images suggest pressure and limited freedom. The “crumbling wreckage” of what the speaker wanted makes his disappointment feel like a ruined structure. The woman’s “imaginary walls” suggest barriers she has created around herself, perhaps to feel safe but at the cost of feeling trapped. Being “out on a limb” means taking a risk or acting without much protection; here, she is reaching toward a different life while fearing that she may repeat past mistakes.

The repeated advice to leave what does not come naturally can mean refusing to force a relationship, a role, or a way of living. Yet the speaker admits she “may have been wrong” or “right,” so the song does not make her decision an obvious truth. The final line could be permission to leave, or an acknowledgment that he cannot decide for her. The lyrics leave open whether freedom means separation or simply seeing clearly at last.