[CHORUS] pretty when it hurts, when it hurts, when it hurts dancing in the fire, in the fire, in the dirt you say I’m a mess, I’m a mess, I’m a curse but I’m pretty when it hurts, yeah I’m pretty when it hurts [VERSE 1] lipstick smeared like a secret I forgot to keep mirror’s cracked but it still reflects me I laugh too loud in the silence of the street and cry like a song that nobody sings velvet bruises, heart on the floor I’ve been loving like a goddamn metaphor and I tried to fix it, but I tore every stitch just wanting more [PRE-CHORUS] you kissed me like a dare like I wouldn’t even care but I always fucking care I just don’t show it there [CHORUS] pretty when it hurts, when it hurts, when it hurts bleeding in the backseat, wearing your old shirt you say I’m a mess, I’m a mess, I’m a curse but I’m pretty when it hurts, yeah I’m pretty when it hurts [VERSE 2] your name still echoes in my cheap perfume I light a cigarette just to watch it bloom I told myself I’d leave you soon but my shadow dances in your room skipping stones across my chest I only feel you in the rest of every boy who tries his best but never sees my worst dressed [BRIDGE — dreamy, echoey] maybe I’m too much, maybe I’m just right maybe I’m the thunder in your midnight light maybe I’m the scar you kissed goodnight and I’ll haunt you sweet, and soft, and bright [FINAL CHORUS] pretty when it hurts, when it hurts, when it hurts burning through the chorus, every line a curse you say I’m a mess, I’m a mess, I’m a burst but I’m pretty when it hurts, yeah I’m pretty when it— (pretty when it hurts...) (pretty when it hurts...)
