[Verse 1] You wore that smile like a vow Said my name like a home I believed every small touch Like a seed in the stone Your laugh was a velvet blade Soft enough to ignore I called it love, I called it fate Then you locked the door [Pre-Chorus] And I kept saying, stay When you kept taking more I saw the warning in your eyes I just asked for more [Chorus] Pretty monster, pretty lies You had my heart in your hands Pretty monster, sweet disguise I loved you while I bled Pretty monster, pretty lies You left me cold in the end I kissed the teeth behind your smile Now I can’t go back again [Verse 2] There were nights you’d hold me close Like you needed my heat Then you’d vanish into smoke And leave a hole in me You turned my faith into dust Made my kindness feel small I was praying for your love You were waiting for my fall [Pre-Chorus] And I kept saying, stay When you kept taking more I saw the warning in your eyes I just asked for more [Chorus] Pretty monster, pretty lies You had my heart in your hands Pretty monster, sweet disguise I loved you while I bled Pretty monster, pretty lies You left me cold in the end I kissed the teeth behind your smile Now I can’t go back again [Bridge] I don’t hate the girl I knew I hate the shape she took I hate the way I kept on drowning In a beautiful hook If love was real, it died with you In that room of broken glass And I’ll keep your shadow as a scar Not a reason to look back [Final Chorus] Pretty monster, pretty lies You had my heart in your hands Pretty monster, sweet disguise I loved you while I bled Pretty monster, pretty lies You left me cold in the end I kissed the teeth behind your smile Now I can’t go back again
