[Intro] You said forever You meant whenever Thought you were different Guess I was wrong [Verse 1] Phone face down on the table You said "Baby It's just work" But the way you wouldn't look up Felt that static in my nerves Laughing in another language I was standing in the dark Holding all our little plans While you pulled us apart [Verse 2] New perfume on your sweater Not the one I ever wore You came home a little later Left your conscience at the door Every answer sounded practiced Every touch was paper-thin I kept swallowing my questions Till the truth burned my skin [Pre-Chorus] Did you rehearse every promise? Did you enjoy every lie? Was I a name on your checklist? Or just a way to pass time? [Chorus] Why you lied to me Look me in my eyes Tell me what you see Was it ever us Or was I just holding dust you planned to leave? You broke every vow so easily Ripped up what was real like a receipt Why you lied to me Why you lied to me (oh why) [Verse 3] Now your toothbrush in the bathroom Is the last thing left behind Little ghost inside the cupboard Of a house you set on fire All the photos on the fridge door Smiling faces Staged and still Every frame a tiny fracture Every laugh a quiet kill [Bridge] I replay that night in circles All the words you didn't say How you flinched when I said "Always" How you shifted all the blame Was I begging just to matter? Were you bored and needed more? Tell me Was there any version Where you didn't walk out first? [Breakdown] Why you lied to me Say it slow Say it clear Say it clean Tell me when you chose Tell me when you closed your heart on me Why you lied to me Echoes in an empty set of sheets Why you lied to me Why you— [Pre-Chorus] Did you rehearse every promise? Did you enjoy every lie? Was I a name on your checklist? Or just a way to pass time? [Chorus] Why you lied to me Look me in my eyes Tell me what you see Was it ever us Or was I just holding dust you planned to leave? You broke every vow so easily Ripped up what was real like a receipt Why you lied to me Why you lied to me [Outro] Now your key’s still on the counter Cold metal Dead weight I won't chase the ghost that hurt me You can keep your empty fate I’ll sew up every open promise Turn this ache into a shield You can drown in all your secrets I’ll be gone before they spill
