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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Lead Vocals
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa
Lead Vocals
Andrew Watt
Andrew Watt
Guitar
Jonathan Bellion
Jonathan Bellion
Background Vocals
The Monsters & Strangerz
The Monsters & Strangerz
Programming
Michael Pollack
Michael Pollack
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Songwriter
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa
Songwriter
Andrew Wotman
Andrew Wotman
Songwriter
Marcus Lomax
Marcus Lomax
Songwriter
Stefan Johnson
Stefan Johnson
Songwriter
Ali Tamposi
Ali Tamposi
Songwriter
Michael Pollack
Michael Pollack
Songwriter
Jonathan Bellion
Jonathan Bellion
Composer
Jordan Johnson
Jordan Johnson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andrew Watt
Andrew Watt
Producer
Jonathan Bellion
Jonathan Bellion
Co-Producer
The Monsters & Strangerz
The Monsters & Strangerz
Producer
Paul Lamalfa
Paul Lamalfa
Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
John Hanes
John Hanes
Additional Engineer
Randy Merrill
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer
Geoff Swan
Geoff Swan
Additional Engineer
Michael Freeman
Michael Freeman
Additional Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Prisoner, prisoner
Locked up, can't get you off my mind, off my mind
Lord knows I tried a million times, million times, oh, whoa
Why can't you, why can't you just let me go?
[Verse 1]
Strung out on a feeling, my hands are tied
Your face on my ceiling, I fantasize
Oh, I can't control it, I can't control it (I can't control it)
I try to replace it with city lights
I'll never escape it, I need the high
Oh, I can't control it, I can't control it
[PreChorus]
You keep making it harder to stay
But I still can't run away
I gotta know why can't you, why can't you just let me go?
[Chorus]
Prisoner, prisoner
Locked up, can't get you off my mind, off my mind
Lord knows I tried a million times, million times, oh, whoa
Why can't you, why can't you just let me go?
[Chorus]
Prisoner, prisoner
Locked up, can't get you off my mind, off my mind
Lord knows I tried a million times, million times, oh, whoa
Why can't you, why can't you just let me go?
[Verse 2]
I tasted heaven, now I can't live without it
I can't forget you and your love is the loudest
Oh, I can't control it, I can't control it (Can't control it)
[PreChorus]
You keep making it harder to stay
But I still can't run away
I gotta know why can't you, why can't you just let me go?
[Chorus]
Prisoner, prisoner
Locked up, can't get you off my mind, off my mind
Lord knows I tried a million times, million times, oh, whoa
Why can't you, why can't you just let me go?
[Chorus]
Prisoner, prisoner
Locked up, can't get you off my mind, off my mind (Off my mind)
Lord knows I tried a million times, million times, oh, whoa (Million times)
Why can't you, why can't you just let me go?
[Outro]
(Prisoner) Can't get you off my mind
Why can't you just let me go?
(Million times) Million times
I wanna know why can't you, why can't you?
I wanna know why can't you, why can't you?
I gotta know why can't you
Why can't you just let me go?
Written by: Jonathan David Bellion, Miley Cyrus, Jordan Kendall Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Dua Lipa, Marcus Durand Lomax, Michael Ross Pollack, Alexandra Leah Tamposi, Andrew Wotman

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