[Verse 1] You drew my face before you knew my name Filled in the blanks then blamed me when they changed Pinned me up nice and flat Cut off every piece that didn’t fit your photograph You don’t want me you want the outline Something pretty enough to hang inside your mind Keep me still keep me clean Keep me somewhere I can never disappoint your dream [Pre-Chorus] Love me wrong love me blind Build me bigger than I am inside Raise me up make me shine Then punish me for being alive [Chorus] IDOLIZE Make me something I could never survive IDOLIZE Put me so high you can’t see what’s inside Love the shape hate the skin Love the story not the thing within IDOLIZE Till the image cracks Then act surprised [Verse 2] You polish every flaw until it disappears Then wonder why I don’t recognize the mirror You need perfection I need air You keep building statues while I’m standing right there Every compliment comes with a knife “Be exactly this for the rest of your life” Smile like that speak like this One wrong move and suddenly I don’t exist [Pre-Chorus] Love me wrong love me blind Build me bigger than I am inside Raise me up make me shine Then punish me for being alive [Chorus] IDOLIZE Make me something I could never survive IDOLIZE Put me so high you can’t see what’s inside Love the shape hate the skin Love the story not the thing within IDOLIZE Till the image cracks Then act surprised [Bridge] You never loved me You loved the distance The cleaner version with no resistance No dirty hands no ugly thoughts No pulse no mouth No human parts [Breakdown] BUILD ME UP TILL I DISAPPEAR BUILD ME UP THEN HATE WHAT YOU HEAR Make me perfect make me fake Make me something you can break I— DOL— IZE I— DOL— IZE You don’t want a person You want something that obeys [Final Chorus] IDOLIZE Make me something I could never survive IDOLIZE Put me so high you can’t see what’s inside Love the shape hate the skin Love the story not the thing within IDOLIZE Till the image cracks Then call me a lie [Outro] You made the idol. I just happened to be underneath it.
