The Narcissist's Smile

(Verse 1)

Behind closed doors,

you’re a different man

A storm I never could quite understand

The walls would shake

from the words you’d scream

Breaking my heart

and every dream

You’d point the finger,

lay it all on me

A prisoner in a life

they couldn't see

(Chorus)

But out in public,

you’re a hero in their eyes

With a perfect smile

and a thousand clever lies

You talk about us

like it’s a fairy tale design

While I’m drowning

in the truth you left behind

Yeah, you’re the martyr,

and I’m the one to blame

Playing your part

in this twisted little game

(Verse 2)

They see me snap,

they see me act out

They don’t see the shadows

or hear the shout

They tell you that

you deserve so much more

While I’m picking up the pieces

off the kitchen floor

You tell them you love me,

that you’ll never let me go

But it’s just another act

for the front-row show

(Chorus)

But out in public,

you’re a hero in their eyes

With a perfect smile

and a thousand clever lies

You talk about us

like it’s a fairy tale design

While I’m drowning in the truth

you left behind

Yeah, you’re the martyr,

and I’m the one to blame

Playing your part

in this twisted little game

(Bridge)

Behind closed doors,

I never mattered at all

Just a ghost in the hallway,

waiting for the fall

Ignoring every feeling,

every word I ever said

Just walking on eggshells,

living in dread

(Chorus)

But out in public, you’re a hero in their eyes

With a perfect smile and a thousand clever lies

You talk about us like it’s a fairy tale design

While I’m drowning in the truth you left behind

Yeah, you’re the martyr, and I’m the one to blame

Playing your part in this twisted little game

(Outro)

No anger in sight when the world is watching you

But I’m the only one who knows what’s true

Behind closed doors...

I'm just a shadow of who I was before.

Yeah, you’re the martyr,

and I’m the one to blame

Playing your part

in this twisted little game