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What's "stay" mean here?

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Rebecca

I'm guess that "stay" here means to be left behind. In this song, he is expressing that he feels held back or stuck in one place. He repeatedly sings about life being "it's not the same as it was," so "stay" probably refers to the feeling of being left behind or held back, unable to leave or move forward. You will often see "stay" used together with "behind," meaning to remain in a place after other people have left. Ex: I'm going to stay behind. I don't feel like going anywhere. Ex: Are you going to stay behind at school? We are leaving now.

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