Shawn Mendes

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This Is What It Takes

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Page type: lyric reference Artist: Shawn Mendes Canonical path: /shawn-mendes/this-is-what-it-takes Related lyric paths: 6

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This Is What It Takes

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I watch your troubled eyes as you rest

And I fall in love with every breath

Wonder if those eyes are really shut

And am I the one you're dreaming of?

'Cause underneath the darkness

There's a light that's trying so hard to be seen.

And I know this 'cause I've noticed

A little bit shining through the seams

And if this is what it takes

Then let me be the one to bear the pain

Oh if this is what it takes

I'll break down these walls that are in our way

If this is what it takes

You keep on telling me I'm wasting time

But to call it wasting time oh that's a crime

And you think it's crazy what I'm trying to do

Well baby, I'm a fool for you

'Cause underneath the darkness

There's a light that's trying so hard to be seen

And I know this 'cause I've noticed

A little bit shining through the seams

And if this is what it takes

Then let me be the one to bear the pain

Oh if this is what it takes

I'll break down these walls that are in our way

'Cause if you don't understand yet

Then I'll never let you forget

That you don't have to do this on your own

I'll be your shoulder to lean on

I'll be your right when you feel wrong

So come on, take my hand, we're moving on

And if this is what it takes

Then let me be the one to bear the pain

Oh and if this is what it takes

Then I'll break down these walls

These walls that are in our way

If this is what it takes

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Shawn Mendes performs "This Is What It Takes", and this lyric page sits inside the Shawn Mendes catalog on LyroVerse.

Are there related songs to explore after "This Is What It Takes"?

Yes. The related section below points to I Know What You Did Last Summer (feat. Camila Cabello) and If I Can't Have You with a short reason for opening each page next.

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