[Verse 1 – soft, haunting]
You said forever like it was a dare
I let it scar me, didn’t care
You stitched your name into my skin
And whispered, “This is how it ends.”
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[Pre-Chorus – tension rising]
And maybe I knew
But God, I still chose you
Like glass in my throat
But the blood tasted true
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[Chorus – melodic and tragic]
You were the sweetest lie I ever lived
I wore the pain like it was a gift
Every red flag waving in my face
I kissed like roses just misplaced
I bled belief from every vein
You hurt me soft, then hurt again
But I never once resisted it—
You were the sweetest lie I ever lived
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[Verse 2 – slow burn, darker tone]
You loved me just enough to stay
And hate me in all the wrong ways
You pulled me close to feel the burn
Then left before I could return
I wrote you poems in my sleep
You turned them into razor teeth
You held my face, then let me drown
And I smiled while going down
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[Pre-Chorus – again, more desperate]
And maybe I knew
You were never true
But lies taste better
When they come from you
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[Chorus – louder, desperate ache]
You were the sweetest lie I ever lived
I wore the scars like fingerprints
Every no disguised as a maybe
Every bruise you called “just crazy”
You lit the match, I begged for flame
Then cursed your name and took the blame
I never once regretted it—
You were the sweetest lie I ever lived
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[Bridge – whispered / spoken word]
I knew it wasn’t real…
I just didn’t want it to end
I called it fate
But it was just pretend
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[Final Chorus – stripped down, then explodes]
You were the sweetest lie I ever lived
Still dream of things we never did
You were hollow, I was blind
But you were perfect in my mind
I’d do it all again and break
To feel the ache your love would make
I never really wanted truth—
I only wanted you.