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Bruno Mars

Nothing Left

Release date: 27th February 2026

From The Romantic
Track 8
3:35
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Bruno Mars confronts the slow dissolution of a relationship on 'Nothing Left', a ballad about emotional distance masquerading as physical proximity. He sings of a woman who once lit up at his declarations of love, whose smile he once commanded, but whose eyes no longer hold the spark he's searching for. The song moves through the particular pain of recognising that something vital has leaked away without a clean break, that the fire between them has simply cooled to ash. The track builds around a simple, aching refrain: the sensation of reaching out with nothing left to hold on to. Mars knows something has to change, but the knowledge doesn't make the reaching any less desperate. It's a song about the exhaustion of trying to revive what's already gone, about the gap between wanting to let go and being unable to do so. The production sits somewhere between restraint and pleading, giving the lyric room to breathe and the emotion space to land.

"Nothing Left" is a track by Bruno Mars, from the album The Romantic, released 27th February 2026. The track is 3:35 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Bruno Mars.

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Lyrics

Nothing Left

You used to light up when I called to say I love you
But these days, maybe those words don't hit the same, uh
All alone in this home that we built, just thinking of you
Thought our light would never fade away

But the fire don't burn (ooh) like it used to, girl, no
Don't wanna let you go, but you know something's got to change

Feels like I'm (I'm), I'm reaching out
With nothing left to hold on to
Feels like I'm (I'm), I'm reaching out
With nothing left to hold on to

I, I, I, I'm looking for the magic, I can't seem to find it in your eyes
The smile on your face that I used to make is long been gone, uh
And it kills me to think somewhere I lost my baby
Oh, we been together so long

But the fire don't burn (ooh) like it used to, girl, no
Don't wanna let you go, but you know something's got to change, got to change

Feels like I'm (I'm), I'm reaching out
With nothing left to hold on to
Feels like I'm (I'm), I'm reaching out
With nothing left to hold on to, baby

Yeah, yeah, oh

It feels like I'm (I'm), I'm, I'm reaching out
With nothing left to hold on to
Feels like I'm (I'm), I'm reaching out
With nothing left to hold on to

(Ooh) something's gotta change
(Ooh) we can't let our love slip away
(Ah) I'm reaching out for you, baby
(Ah) I need you to reach out and do the same
Come on
Ooh-ooh (ooh)
Oh-oh
(Ah) ah

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Track details

From The Romantic

3:352026
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Album
The Romantic
The Romantic
Bruno Mars
27th February 2026
Track number
8
Release year
2026
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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Bruno Mars, D’Mile
    Writer
    Bruno Mars, Dernst Emile
    Producer
    Bruno Mars, D’Mile
    Bass
    Jamereo Artis
    Drums
    Eric Hernandez
    Guitar
    Chris Payton
    Keyboards
    John Fossitt
    Vocals
    Bruno Mars
    Assistant Engineer
    Alex Resoagli
    Congas
    Daniel Rodriguez (Percussionist)
    Mastering Engineer
    Randy Merrill
    Mixing Engineer
    Bryce Bordone, Șerban Ghenea
    Percussion
    Bruno Mars, Daniel Rodriguez (Percussionist)
    Recording Engineer
    Charles Moniz