Pretty Poison, Perfectly Poured

[Verse 1] Pretty promises, perfectly phrased Polished and placed where the truth should have stayed Velvet voice, venomous choice You make every wound sound wonderfully poised Silken sentences, softly supplied Carefully crafted, conveniently kind Sweet little stories, spotless and clean You make manipulation look almost serene [Pre-Chorus] No shattered glass No slammed front door You never need to raise your voice To leave me bleeding on the floor [Chorus] Pretty poison, perfectly poured Sweet little sentences sharpened like swords Carefully crafted, casually cruel Beautiful bullshit dressed up as truth Pretty poison, patiently planned Warm in your words and cold in your hands Smile while you serve it, smooth and assured Pretty poison Perfectly poured [Verse 2] Gentle gestures, generous grin Merciful manners masking the sin Tender-toned threats tucked under your tongue Damage delivered while sounding so young Blameless behavior, beautifully staged Calmly correcting the people you've caged Reasonable reasons, rehearsed and refined You make me apologize for losing my mind [Pre-Chorus] No broken plates No brutal scene Just quiet little cuts Kept carefully clean [Chorus] Pretty poison, perfectly poured Sweet little sentences sharpened like swords Carefully crafted, casually cruel Beautiful bullshit dressed up as truth Pretty poison, patiently planned Warm in your words and cold in your hands Smile while you serve it, smooth and assured Pretty poison Perfectly poured [Bridge] Polite little punishments Perfectly timed Measured and mild Meticulously mined Soft-spoken sabotage Silently spun A thousand tiny victories And nobody saw one Charming and careful Collected, composed You covered the cruelty So nobody knows But poison is poison However it's poured And pretty means nothing When I know what it's for [Final Chorus] Pretty poison, perfectly poured No more pretending I don't know the score Carefully crafted, casually cruel Beautiful bullshit still isn't the truth Pretty poison, patiently planned Keep your kind words and your cold little hands Smile while you serve it I'm leaving it untouched Pretty poison Perfectly poured Perfectly polished Perfectly pure Perfectly packaged And perfectly yours [End]