[Intro] [Verse 1] You wear me underneath your smile Then act like we've never met You've been good for quite a while Are you tired of it yet? I watch you practice looking pleased Before you turn the handle You bite your tongue, I feel your teeth How much more can you swallow? [Pre-Chorus] You don't have to say it right You don't have to make it nice Everybody else went home Who are you protecting tonight? [Hook] Take the mask off Let me breathe You could use Some bad company [Instrumental Chorus] [Verse 2] I get the words you never send The laugh you stop halfway You call me trouble now and then But ask me what to say I know who makes you turn your head I know you like the view You leave so much of us unsaid Then call me bad for wanting to [Pre-Chorus] You don't have to say it right Let it catch, let it come out wrong I've been moving with your mouth You've been holding back too long [Hook] Take the mask off Let me breathe You could use Some bad company [Instrumental Chorus] [Bridge] When did keeping yourself safe Start to look like keeping me? I'm the hand against the glass You're the hand I never reach You can call me what you want If it helps you turn the key But when you say you hate yourself Are you talking about me? [Final Hook] Take the mask off Let me breathe You could use Some bad company [Final Instrumental Chorus] [Outro] There you are [short warm synth decay, clean ending]
