[INTRO] I knew your name Before you came around, The kind they only mention When you’re not around. I heard the stories, Half of them were true. Still when the door opened, I was looking straight at you. [VERSE 1] You never tried to make A good first impression, Every word out of your mouth Sounded like a bad suggestion. I should’ve walked away, I had a dozen reasons, But something in your attitude Made leaving feel too easy. You looked at me Like I could take the hit, Like I was more than something Pretty standing next to it. And maybe that annoyed me, Maybe that’s the point, You never treated me Like something you could own. [PRE-CHORUS] Everybody warned me What I’d find in you. Funny how they never asked What you would find in me. Yeah? [CHORUS] Beauty and the beast, That’s what they call us. Like they know the difference Between either one of us. You’re rough around the edges, I’m sharper underneath. Maybe I look beautiful, Maybe you just look like the beast. Beauty and the beast, Let them get it wrong. They only see the picture, They never hear the song. You’re nothing like they told me, I’m nothing like I seem. Maybe there was never Much distance in between. [POST-CHORUS] Beauty... And the beast... Nothing’s ever What it seems. [VERSE 2] They gave me every ugly word Before they knew my name, Made me the reason Every good thing went up in flames. I stopped correcting people, Let ’em talk their shit, If everybody needs a villain, Fine, I’ll fucking live with it. Then you showed up, Didn’t flinch, didn’t fold, Didn’t ask me to be softer, Didn’t tell me what to hold. You saw every bad habit, Every crack I never hid, Then laughed when I expected You to hate me for that shit. How? Now everybody’s looking Like they figured out the plot, Pretty girl, fucked-up guy, Yeah, apparently that’s all we got. But you’re mean when you want to, You’re stubborn when you’re mad, And half the things they blame on me Were probably your idea first. Yeah? So keep the pretty picture, I know what’s underneath, You’re not some helpless beauty, I’m not somebody’s beast. [PRE-CHORUS] Everybody told you What you’d find in me. Nobody ever wondered What I found in you. And maybe that’s the part They’ll never fucking see. [BRIDGE] They see the jacket, See the stare, See you standing with me there, Make a story, Make it fit, Cut the parts that ruin it. You’re supposed to be the good one, I’m supposed to take the blame, But you start half the trouble Then you smile when they say my name. I know when you’re pretending, You know when I’m full of shit, You don’t ask me to be different, I don’t ask you to submit. We don’t need some pretty ending Just to prove this thing is real, If they need a simple story, They can keep the one they built. [HARD STOP] [CHORUS] Beauty and the beast... That’s what they call us. Like they know the difference Between either one of us. Beauty and the beast... Maybe they got it wrong. They only see the picture. They never hear the song. Beauty and the beast, Let them get it wrong. They can keep their version, We’ve known better all along. You’re rough around the edges, You’re sharper underneath. Maybe you look beautiful, Maybe I just look like the beast. Beauty and the beast, Nothing black and white. You know every ugly part And still look me in the eye. No perfect little story, No roles we have to keep. You’re more than just the beauty. I’m more than just the beast. [BREAKDOWN] Call me what you want, I’ve heard it all before. Call me beautiful, I know I’m something more. They never looked close enough. They never fucking tried. So let them keep the story. We know the other side. [FINAL CHORUS] Beauty and the beast, That’s what they call us. Like a name could ever tell them Anything about us. You’re rough around the edges, I’m sharper underneath. I was never only beauty. You were never only beast. Beauty and the beast, Let them sing it wrong. They only saw the cover, Never stayed for very long. You know exactly who I am. I know exactly what you mean. And maybe that’s the only thing That matters in between. [POST-CHORUS] Beauty... And the beast... Beauty... And the beast... [OUTRO] They only saw What they wanted to see. Beauty... And the beast.
