[Verse 1]
Powder on the purple marks
Long sleeves hiding broken hearts
Lipstick smile in the hallway light
Practice saying, “I’m alright”
Mama crying in the kitchen
Daddy swearing he could fix him
But she swears they just don’t see
The good man underneath
She reads fairytales like scripture
Paints his shadow like a picture
Thinks if she can love enough
She can turn his blood to gold
[Pre-Chorus]
He shows up with roses shaking
Voice so soft, her whole heart breaking
“Baby please, I swear I changed…”
And she melts inside his rain
[Chorus]
She thinks it’s Beauty and the Beast
That love can save somebody
That if she bleeds enough for him
He’ll finally become what he promised
But he’s Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde
Sweet blue eyes with poison inside
He ain’t cursed, he ain’t misunderstood
He’s a monster pretending he’s good
Tonight she’ll cry on the bathroom floor
Say she can’t do this anymore
Then he’ll whisper, “Baby, I need you…”
And she’ll believe it like before
[Verse 2]
Every bruise becomes a secret
Every nightmare she can’t speak gets
Buried underneath perfume
And pictures from their “honeymoon”
Friends stop calling late at night now
They got tired of talking her down
Cause every road away from him
Leads right back into his arms again
She keeps thinking she can heal him
Like her love alone can reach him
But some hearts don’t want the light
Some wolves just learn to wear a smile
[Pre-Chorus]
He says sorry like a prayer now
Kisses falling through the air now
“Baby please, don’t leave this way…”
And she folds beneath the weight
[Chorus]
She thinks it’s Beauty and the Beast
That love can save somebody
That if she breaks herself enough
He’ll finally become what he promised
But he’s Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde
Cold hands wrapped in velvet lies
He ain’t cursed, he ain’t a man in pain
He just knows exactly how to change
Tonight she’ll cry on the bathroom floor
Heart shattered beside the door
Still blaming herself somehow
While he sleeps like nothing happened now
[Bridge]
Little girl with the giant heart
You can’t fix someone who loves you dark
Fairytales don’t leave scars this deep
And princes don’t make angels bleed
[Final Chorus]
It was never Beauty and the Beast
Cause beauty shouldn’t have to beg for peace
And love ain’t bruises hidden underneath
A dress, some makeup, and shaking knees
He’s Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde
Perfect mask, rotten inside
And one day maybe she'll see
The beast was never hers to save
The beast didn't deserve to be loved for free.
ElCeviche
