[Verse 1] You wore my jacket like it was a joke Said, “I’m only here for one last smoke” You kissed my cheek like a parking ticket Then stole my fries and said I’d never miss it I laughed too hard at the wrong damn time You said, “We’re a tragedy” I said, “Perfect, mine” Your mascara ran down to your grin We looked so doomed and still walked in [Pre-Chorus] And the moon kept score on the dirty glass You said, “This ends” I said, “Yeah, it does” We both meant forever in the ugliest way Like a bad idea that refuses to pay [Chorus] What a pretty mess (what a pretty mess) We break and we bless (we break and we bless) You said goodbye with a laugh in your throat I cried in the booth then we both missed the joke What a pretty mess (what a pretty mess) We fall, we confess (we fall, we confess) If love is a prank then you got me first I’m dying from it and I’m dying of the verse [Verse 2] Your taxi waited like it knew the end You asked for my number then said, “Just pretend” I wrote on your hand in blue cheap ink “Don’t fall in love” You said, “Too late, I think” The waiter stared like he’d seen this before We split one dessert and still wanted more You took my heart with a shrug, no fuss Now I’m back here alone with the bill and us [Pre-Chorus] And the moon kept score on the dirty glass You said, “This ends” I said, “Yeah, it does” We both meant forever in the ugliest way Like a bad idea that refuses to pay [Chorus] What a pretty mess (what a pretty mess) We break and we bless (we break and we bless) You said goodbye with a laugh in your throat I cried in the booth then we both missed the joke What a pretty mess (what a pretty mess) We fall, we confess (we fall, we confess) If love is a prank then you got me first I’m dying from it and I’m dying of the verse [Bridge] [Breakdown] You left your lighter I left my pride Both of them empty by the end of the night I keep your “maybe” on my screen Like a tiny little ghost with a broken screen And it’s so absurd how it still hurts We made a comedy out of a curse You waved goodbye like a curtain call And I clapped once then I lost it all [Final Chorus] What a pretty mess (what a pretty mess) We break and we bless (we break and we bless) You said goodbye with a laugh in your throat I cried in the booth then we both missed the joke What a pretty mess (what a pretty mess) We fall, we confess (we fall, we confess) If love is a prank then you got me first I’m dying from it and I’m dying of the verse [Outro] What a pretty mess (what a pretty mess) Still sad, still best (still sad, still best) You took the moon and I took the bruise Funny how heartbreak can look like the truth
