pretty when I break

(Verse 1)
I smile, I smile, I lie again
Same old pain in different skin
I hide, I hide what’s underneath
But it still breathes, it still breathes
You don’t hear what I hear at night
Voices turning off my light
I act okay, I act so fine
But I’m not fine, I’m not fine
(Pre-Chorus – repetitive build)
Don’t ask me, don’t ask me
Don’t ask me if I’m okay
Don’t love me, don’t love me
If you only love the fake
(Chorus – strong hook / repeatable)
I’m pretty when I break, break, break
Pretty when I break, break, break
Love me at my worst mistake
Pretty when I break, break, break
I’m falling but I look okay
Smiling through the pain I make
If you stay, you only stay
For me when I break, break, break
(Verse 2)
I laugh, I laugh but I feel none
I run, I run but I don’t run
Same scars under pretty skin
Let it in, let it in
You touch me like I’m made of glass
But you don’t see the past, the past
I’m screaming but it stays inside
I’m alive, I’m alive
(Pre-Chorus – repeat harder)
Don’t save me, don’t save me
I don’t even want the light
Don’t change me, don’t change me
I belong to the night
(Chorus – bigger)
I’m pretty when I break, break, break
Pretty when I break, break, break
Love me at my worst mistake
Pretty when I break, break, break
I fall apart but still I stay
Dancing through my own decay
If you love me, love this way
Only when I break, break, break
(Bridge – emotional drop)
If I disappear, disappear
Would you even feel it here?
Or just miss the way I looked
Not the way I was misunderstood
(Final Chorus – powerful chant)
I’m pretty when I break, break, break
Pretty when I break, break, break
Say my name like it’s a flame
Pretty when I break, break, break
No rescue, no escape
I was born this way
If you love me, say it straight
Love me when I break, break, break