Smile Like a Switchblade [Intro] You look nervous in the quiet Like you already know the end Every shadow has a reason Every saint can learn to bend [Verse 1] You said I looked just like an angel Guess you never learned to see Pretty hands can pull the trigger Pretty lies can set you free You kept counting all my bruises Like they made you feel alive Funny how you called me broken While you buried me alive [Pre-Chorus] Go ahead Take a second look Everybody loves the cover Nobody reads the book [Chorus] I smile like a switchblade Silver underneath my tongue Sweet enough to make you listen Sharp enough to come undone Every promise leaves a scar now Every kiss cuts just the same You keep reaching for salvation While you're whispering my name I smile like a switchblade I smile like a switchblade [Verse 2] You built prisons out of silence Then you called them peace of mind Locked the doors and lost the key Now you're terrified to find Every ghost you tried to bury Every truth beneath your skin Has a habit of returning Right where all the cracks begin [Pre-Chorus] Tell yourself I'm just a nightmare Tell yourself I'm just a lie It's amazing what you'll swallow When the truth won't let you hide [Chorus] I smile like a switchblade Silver underneath my tongue Sweet enough to make you listen Sharp enough to come undone Every promise leaves a scar now Every kiss cuts just the same You keep reaching for salvation While you're whispering my name I smile like a switchblade I smile like a switchblade [Bridge] I don't have to chase you Fear already knows your face I just wait inside the silence Watching guilt erase your name You made me from the pieces That you never wanted back Now I'm every bad decision Walking down your beaten path [Breakdown] I burned it down Taste the fear Smile wide The End Is Near [Final Chorus] I smile like a switchblade Dancing underneath the light You can paint me as the villain It won't help you sleep tonight Every halo turns to rust now Every crown is built to break You can keep your perfect heaven I was born from your mistakes I smile like a switchblade Every scar became my grace I smile like a switchblade I smile like a switchblade
