Pretty When I Bleed

Verse 1

I bite my tongue till it tastes like rust

You say my name like you don’t mean love

Your eyes are glass, I’m a ghost in them

Still chase your shadow like it’s oxygen

Pre-Chorus

I don’t wanna feel

But you make me ache

You pull me close

Then you run away

Chorus

You like me better when I’m breaking down

When I’m quiet, shaking, when I don’t make a sound

I’m pretty when I bleed, yeah you said it yourself

You don’t want me healed, you want me helpless

You kiss my scars like they’re jewelry

Say you love the pain that lives in me

I’m pretty when I bleed

Pretty when I bleed

Verse 2

You leave me messages you won’t explain

Say “I miss you” then disappear again

I wear your words like a loaded gun

Pull the trigger just to feel something

Pre-Chorus

I don’t wanna stay

But I can’t let go

You’re my favorite lie

And my worst overdose

Chorus

You like me better when I’m breaking down

When I’m quiet, shaking, when I don’t make a sound

I’m pretty when I bleed, yeah you said it yourself

You don’t want me healed, you want me helpless

You kiss my scars like they’re jewelry

Say you love the pain that lives in me

I’m pretty when I bleed

Pretty when I bleed

Bridge

If I fix myself will you walk away?

If I stop the hurt will you still stay?

I learned to suffer just to keep you here

Love shouldn’t hurt but I disappear

Final Chorus (Stripped → Heavy)

You like me better when I’m breaking down

I gave you my soul, you watched it drown

I’m pretty when I bleed

That’s what you need

But I’m done being art for your pain

Done letting you carve out my veins

I’m pretty when I breathe

Pretty when I leave