Pretty Lie

LIE

Verse 1

You said it wasn't serious

Then asked me where I'd been

Didn't care who I was seeing

Till you heard about him

You'd lean against my shoulder

Then turn distant by the door

If I was just a pastime

Why'd you keep asking for more?

Pre-Chorus

I was cool with taking chances

I was never cool with games

You don't owe me forever

Just don't twist what you say

Chorus

Lie to me nice

Make it sound convincing

Say you never caught feelings

But I know there's something missing

We were never official

Still, you crossed that line

I could take a clean goodbye

Not another pretty lie

Instrumental

Verse 2

Sunday, we were laughing

Monday, you went blank

Told your friends we barely talked

What the hell was I supposed to think?

When I started leaving

You asked why I went cold

Funny how you want affection

But refuse to call it love

I wasn't asking for a title

Or a diamond on my hand

Just quit changing your intentions

Every time somebody asks

Pre-Chorus

Go ahead and change your mind

That's completely fucking fine

But don't make me feel stupid

For believing you were mine

Chorus

Tell another lie

Go rehearse your explanation

You can blame it on confusion

I can hear the hesitation

Never needed perfect romance

Never asked you to be mine

But you made it feel important

Then dismissed it overnight

Instrumental

Bridge

I still liked our conversations

Even when we disagreed

But you only wanted closeness

When it suited what you needed

I can't keep decoding

The excuses that you give

If you wanted something casual

You could've just said it

Final Chorus

Don't lie to me again

I've already heard enough

You can keep the contradictions

I ain't chasing what we were

You don't have to be the villain

We both know we weren't right

But I would've handled honesty

Better than another lie

Outro