CIGARETTES ON THE PIANO [INTRO — SOLO PIANO, ROOM NOISE] One more drink One more lie One more song Before goodbye [VERSE 1] Cigarettes on the piano Lipstick on the glass You said this would last forever I said, “Don’t make me laugh” Cheap perfume Bathroom light Everybody looks good At two forty-five You pull me close I pull away We only want each other When there’s nothing left to say [PRE-CHORUS] And I know And you know This is going nowhere But the piano keeps playing So I’m staying Like I don’t care [CHORUS — PIANO OPENS UP, DRUMS CRASH IN] WE DON’T LOVE WE JUST DANCE WE GET DRUNK AND CALL IT ROMANCE BREAK MY HEART I’LL BREAK YOURS TOO I LOOK BETTER WHEN I’M OVER YOU Oh-oh-oh Here we go Back and forth Back and forth We don’t love We just dance And somehow That’s enough [POST-CHORUS — PIANO RIFF] Da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da You’re bad for me Da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da Obviously [VERSE 2] Flash photography Bloodshot eyes Someone’s crying in the kitchen Someone’s doing lines Your jacket’s on My bedroom floor You swear you’re fucking finished Then you come back for more Taxi light Quarter past three You hate everybody Except occasionally me And I should leave But then you smile Jesus Christ Stay a while [PRE-CHORUS] And I know And you know We’re embarrassing But the piano sounds gorgeous And you’re gorgeous So ruin everything [CHORUS] WE DON’T LOVE WE JUST DANCE WE GET DRUNK AND CALL IT ROMANCE BREAK MY HEART I’LL BREAK YOURS TOO I LOOK BETTER WHEN I’M OVER YOU Oh-oh-oh Here we go Back and forth Back and forth We don’t love We just dance And somehow That’s enough [BRIDGE — PIANO ONLY, VOCAL CLOSE TO MIC] Tell me you love me Lie prettier Tell me you need me Come nearer Tell me forever Just for tonight Tomorrow morning We can both be right [BUILD] One more drink One more lie One more kiss One more night One more drink One more lie One more kiss— [FINAL CHORUS — FULL DISTORTION] WE DON’T LOVE WE JUST DANCE WE FUCK IT UP AND CALL IT CHANCE BREAK MY HEART I’LL BREAK YOURS TOO THERE’S NOTHING LEFT FOR US TO LOSE Oh-oh-oh Here we go Back and forth Back and forth We don’t love We just dance WE JUST DANCE WE JUST DANCE [OUTRO — SOLO PIANO] Cigarettes on the piano Your lipstick on my glass You said this would last forever … I hope it doesn’t last.
