[Verse 1] Put on your clean little face for the room Leave out the parts that don’t flatter you Cut out the middle keep the bruise Funny how the story changes depending who you use You need a witness I need a drink You’ve got a headline before I can think Dress up the damage make it look neat Then drag my name through the aisle by its feet [Pre-Chorus] Go on make me mean Make yourself spotless make yourself seen Pull every string till somebody agrees If you need a villain— MARTYR ME [Chorus] MARTYR ME MARTYR ME Make me the reason you never look underneath MARTYR ME MARTYR ME Tell ’em the ending and murder the scene Cry for the room smile when they leave If being the victim is what you need— MARTYR ME Go ahead MARTYR ME [Verse 2] You wear your pain like designer clothes Only show the stitching where everybody goes Keep all the receipts but lose the dates Turn every consequence into something called fate You don’t want truth you want a choir One little spark and you’re selling the fire Feed them a version easy to chew Leave out the teeth marks that belong to you [Pre-Chorus] Go on make me sick Tell it enough and somebody will pick Your side your script your perfect disease If you need a villain— MARTYR ME [Chorus] MARTYR ME MARTYR ME Make me the reason you never look underneath MARTYR ME MARTYR ME Tell ’em the ending and murder the scene Cry for the room smile when they leave If being the victim is what you need— MARTYR ME Go ahead MARTYR ME [Bridge] Careful— Your halo’s showing fingerprints Careful— Your tears got rehearsed again Careful— You’re pulling so hard on the thread Sooner or later the costume comes apart at the neck [Breakdown] CUT ME OUT THEN USE MY NAME CUT ME OUT THEN SHIFT THE BLAME Tell it pretty tell it sweet Make everybody pity what they never got to see MARTYR MARTYR MARTYR ME You need me guilty So you can stay clean [Final Chorus] MARTYR ME MARTYR ME Make me the reason you never look underneath MARTYR ME MARTYR ME Polish the lie till it shines when you speak Cry for the room smile when they leave If being the victim is what you need— MARTYR ME Go ahead MARTYR ME [Outro] Tell it again. Maybe this time you’ll believe it too.
