I saw you there
I saw your glowing face
Saw the sirens in your hair
Heard the bullets in your pace
And I've been changed by the burning and her stains
I'm too scared to stay in place
And I'm too strong to stick around and hear your name
I bet you know you look so cool with that smile on
It draws them all to you, it makes them proud of who you've become
You know the words to make them sing along
They think that's always you, 'cuz they're not there when you turn it off
So here's my empathy
For your debauchery
I used to be as good as you at faking purity
We're all the same 'cuz everybody's wrong
I gotta say, I feel so fake with this smile on
Behind unsteady eyes
At least you care enough to make a nice disguise
I wonder what you think
Maybe you'll tell the truth after your seventh drink
I'll make sure you don't know
When I'm feeling useless, abandoned, and terrified
'Cuz it just never made much sense to you
And it'll never make much sense to you
Up here all alone
So you can have time to prepare every single lie
Because I never meant a thing to you
And I will never mean a thing to you
(Nothing to you)
They talk around it and assume I'm fine
But I can't verbalize enslaved emotions you left behind
Flew to the moon and did it all alone
I'll melt this love I had so I can fuel my way back home
And now I'm just like you
I'll fuel the darker parts of me that no one knew
To see the life I'd choose
Between a moral vanity and moral truth
Behind unsteady eyes
At least I care enough to make a nice disguise
I wonder what you think
Maybe you'll tell the truth after your seventh drink
I'll make sure you don't know
When I'm feeling useless, abandoned, and terrified
'Cuz it just never made much sense to you
And it'll never make much sense to you
Up here all alone
So you can have time to prepare every single lie
Because I never meant a thing to you
And I will never mean a thing to you
Don't waste your breath, your life's the one you wanna save
Just paint the scars a different color so they call you brave
I'll make sure you don't know
When I'm feeling useless, abandoned, and terrified
'Cuz it just never made much sense to you
And it'll never make much sense to you
Up here all alone
So you can have time to prepare every single lie
Because I never meant a thing to you
And I will never mean a thing to you
Apology, how sweet the sound
Comet crashing down
Tell me now, do you feel a bit defeated
I'm just as lost as I am found
Can you hear me now
I can't pick you from a crowd, do you feel cheated
I'm just a kid kicking rocks on the sidewalk
I could have sworn I walked away with guilt enough for both of us
Months pass, hours pass, you finally show your face
I don't want to speak
I just want you to leave but I'm still stuck with something to say