The Villain Who Loved You

Verse 1

Don't look at me like that

I know exactly what you see

A woman who traded your heart for dirt

And walked away so free

Don't fling those words my way

I'll wear them like they're true

I built the liar liar that you hate

Because I needed you to

Pre-Chorus

I fed you every ugly thing

So you would finally leave

Held my breath and held the door

Let you believe

Chorus

I chose to be the villain

So you could be the one who made it

I chose to be the shame you carry

So you could carry on

I chose to be the reason

You stopped turning back to save me

So go on go on go on

Post-Chorus

Go on go on

(Go on go on)

Verse 2

My body's running thin

The tiredness lives inside my bones

The doctors talk in careful words

I listen all alone

And I swore I'd take this secret down

Six feet beneath the clay

But the ground keeps pulling at my sleeve

Impatient every day

Pre-Chorus

I almost learned to let you go

I practiced every night

Then I saw you on the avenue

Standing in the light

Chorus

I chose to be the villain

So you could be the one who made it

I chose to be the shame you carry

So you could carry on

I chose to be the reason

You stopped turning back to save me

So go on go on go on

Post-Chorus

Go on go on

(Go on go on)

Bridge

You in your fine new world

Me with my flowers in the cold

You'd never recognize the girl

Who used to have your hold

So why oh why oh why

Does my chest keep asking why

Chorus

I chose to be the villain

So you could be the one who made it

I chose to be the shame you carry

So you could carry on

I chose to be the reason

You stopped turning back to save me

So go on go on go on

Post-Chorus

Go on go on

(Go on go on)

Go on go on

(Go on go on)