Red on the Tile

Verse 1

Cut my thumb on the kitchen knife

I watched it well up slow

Red on the tile like a tiny map

Of everywhere I won't go

You said I was gentle

Said it like a curse

So I let the faucet run

And made it worse

Pre-Chorus

Sharp little smile

Teeth on the inside

Count every scar

Like a checklist I hide

Chorus

I bleed pretty

Don't you think I bleed pretty

I bleed pretty

And it's all for show

I bleed pretty

Watch me, watch me, watch me go

Post-Chorus

La-la-la, la-la-la

Watch me go

La-la-la, la-la-la

Verse 2

Painted my nails the color of rust

Something borrowed from a wound

Every room I walk in gets quiet

Like a storm about to bloom

I keep a box of bandaids

Underneath my bed

Not for me, for you

For whatever I said

Pre-Chorus

Sweet little lie

Sugar on the blade

Smile when it stings

That's how I was made

Chorus

I bleed pretty

Don't you think I bleed pretty

I bleed pretty

And it's all for show

I bleed pretty

Watch me, watch me, watch me go

Post-Chorus

La-la-la, la-la-la

Watch me go

La-la-la, la-la-la

Bridge

Sharpen me down

Sharpen me thin

Sharpen me down

Till the bone comes in

Chorus

I bleed pretty

Don't you think I bleed pretty

I bleed pretty

And it's all for show

I bleed pretty

Watch me, watch me, watch me go

Post-Chorus

La-la-la, la-la-la

Watch me go

La-la-la, la-la-la