Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You always dress betrayal in the sweetest explanation,
Turn a missing night into an innocent situation.
You know how to soften me with that low voice and smile,
Make a woman doubt her instincts for a little while.
You bring wine and play our record, dim the lights down low,
Then trace your fingers down my spine before the questions grow.
You make deception feel romantic when you pull me near,
But every pretty sentence sounds less beautiful each year.

[Chorus]
Pretty lies still break a heart,
Even when you whisper them while loving in the dark.
Even when your hands are gentle and your mouth knows what to say,
A lie is still a lie when morning takes the heat away.
You can dress it up in roses, put desire in your eyes,
But I’m done falling naked underneath your pretty lies.

[Verse 2]
You told me she was business, told me nothing ever happened,
But business doesn’t send a man the pictures I discovered.
You said it was attention, nothing physical or deep,
But emotional betrayal still keeps a woman losing sleep.
Then you blamed my independence, said you needed to feel wanted.
Like I didn’t spend my nights making sure you knew you had it.
You wanted admiration from every woman in the room,
Then expected me to wait here wearing nothing but perfume.

[Bridge]
I could forgive the truth, but you preferred another story.
You wanted all my loyalty while shopping for your glory.
I won’t beg you to admit what your behavior made so clear.
The woman you kept lying to is no longer standing here.

[Final Chorus]
Pretty lies still break a heart,
Even when your body makes forgiveness want to start.
I may remember every way you made me call your name,
But pleasure cannot clean the sheets of disrespect and shame.
Keep the flowers, keep your reasons, keep your well-rehearsed disguise.
I’m walking out and leaving you alone with pretty lies.