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Prettier When You're Leaving

STUDIO

[Intro] [clean arpeggiated electric guitar with delay, soft synth pad] [Verse 1] [breathy male vocals] You [Intro] [clean arpeggiated electric guitar with delay, soft synth pad] [Verse 1] [breathy male vocals] You look look like like a a film film thatthat''s s endending ing The The kind kind where where nobodynobody''s s winwinnniinng g [bass guitar enters] Cold [bass guitar enters] Cold crushcrushed ed shoulder shoulder The The morning morning getting getting thinthinner ner YouYou''re re taking taking all all the the color color And And painting painting something something dimdimmer mer [snare hit] I[snare hit] I''m m watching watching from from the the doordoorway way And And everything everything is is cincinema ema I I had had your your name name memormemorized ized But But my my mouth mouth ffoorrgot got the the ending ending And And I I dondon''t t know know why why itit''s s beautiful beautiful When When everything everything is is over over [Chorus] [full band enters, driving drums, distorted guitar power chords] A[Chorus] [full band enters, driving drums, distorted guitar power chords] Ahh, p, prerettttier ier when when youyou''re re leaving leaving PretPretttier ier when when you you ggoo-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh -oh PPrerettttier ier when when youyou''re re leaving leaving PretPretttier ier when when you you gogo-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh -oh YouYou''re re the the sadsaddest dest thing thing II''ve ve ever ever loved loved to to look look upon upon NaNa-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na -na [Verse 2] [drums drop out, clean arpeggiated guitar continues] Your [Verse 2] [drums drop out, clean arpeggiated guitar continues] Your footfootprints prints in in the the pillpillow ow The The curtcurtains ains move move like like widwidows ows You You look look back back through through the the window window And And GodGod, you , you look look so so pretty pretty [drums and bass re-enter] The [drums and bass re-enter] The house house became became a a gallgallerery y Of Of every every room room youyou''d d ruinruined ed Just Just by by being being in in it it perfectperfectly ly And And I I dondon''t t know know why why itit''s s perfect perfect When When everything everything is is ending ending [Chorus] [distorted guitars, heavy crash cymbals] Ah[Chorus] [distorted guitars, heavy crash cymbals] Ah, lo, lovelvelier ier in in the the rearrearview view LoveLovelilier er in in the the rainrain-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh -oh YouYour r lolovelvelier ier in in the the rearview rearview LoveLovellier ier in in the the rainrain-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh -oh YouYou''re re the the softsoftest est kind kind of of damage damage I I would would do do all all over over again again NaNa-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na -na [Bridge] [half-time feel, heavy guitar chords] Pret[Bridge] [half-time feel, heavy guitar chords] Pretttier ier when when youyou''re re angry angry PretPretttier ier when when youyou''re re crying crying PretPretttier ier when when youyou''re re lying lying PretPretttier ier when when youyou''re re leleavinaving me g me behind behind [Guitar Solo / Outro] [soaring lead guitar melody with high sustain] Beautiful [Guitar Solo / Outro] [soaring lead guitar melody with high sustain] Beautiful when when youyou''re re fading fading Beautiful Beautiful when when youyou''re re lolo-o-o-o-o-o-osst t OhOh, you, you''re re beautiful beautiful when when youyou''re re fading fading Beautiful Beautiful when when youyou''re re lolo-o-o-o-o-ost -ost YouYou''re re the the only only kind kind of of ruin ruin worth worth the the everything everything it it cost cost NaNa-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na -na Stay Stay a a little little longer longer now now Stay Stay a a little little longer longer now now [instruments fade out, clean guitar arpeggio remains] You [instruments fade out, clean guitar arpeggio remains] You look look like like a a film film thatthat''s s endingending