(Intro - whispered)
They liked me better
when I was easier to break.
Too bad.
I learned how to bite.
(Verse 1)
White-blonde hair and a warning stare,
Silver on my skin like I don’t fucking care.
Got too damn good at surviving alone,
Turned every bad memory into backbone.
I’ve loved like a sickness,
I’ve left like a storm,
Made homes out of people
who couldn’t keep me warm.
I don’t chase closure,
I don’t beg you to stay.
If you wanted an angel,
you came to the wrong place.
(Pre-Chorus)
I’ve got scars beneath the pretty,
got thunder in my chest.
Call me complicated,
I just finally know myself.
(Chorus)
I’m pretty when I bite,
pretty when I lose control.
Got the devil in my smile
and some heaven in my soul.
Made armour from the nights
that should’ve buried me alive.
If you’re gonna love me, baby,
love the darkness with the light.
I’m not delicate,
I’m divine.
Put your hands around my heart,
but remember it is mine.
Yeah, I look good in the fire.
Always have, always will.
I’m pretty when I bite,
and I’m impossible to kill.
(Verse 2)
Got tattoos planned like chapters,
every mark another page.
Turn my body into artwork,
turn my history into rage.
I’m building something bigger
than the chaos I survived.
I don’t need another saviour,
I already saved my life.
Still reckless when I want to be,
still dancing after dark.
Still enough bad decisions
to keep gasoline near sparks.
But now I know the difference
between attention and respect.
If you only want the surface,
you don’t deserve the rest.
(Breakdown - screamed)
I DIDN’T CRAWL OUT OF HELL
TO BE EASY TO LOVE.
I DIDN’T SURVIVE ALL THAT SHIT
TO NEVER BE ENOUGH.
Every scar.
Every mistake.
Every time I hit the ground.
You tried to fucking bury me.
LOOK AT ME NOW.
Built a throne from the wreckage,
put my demons on a leash.
You thought you met the monster?
You haven’t seen the beast.
(Bridge - soft)
Underneath the armour,
underneath the teeth,
there’s still a softer side of me
I don’t let everybody see.
Don’t save me.
Just know me.
Don’t worship what you see.
If you’re brave enough to love me,
love every part of me.
(Final Chorus)
I’m pretty when I bite,
beautiful when I survive.
I’ve been dancing with my demons,
now they’re standing by my side.
Every version that I buried
brought the woman here tonight.
Now the darkness doesn’t scare me.
I learned to make it mine.
I’m not delicate.
I’m divine.
This heart might still be haunted,
but it’s finally fucking mine.
Turn the flames a little higher.
Watch me walk into the light.
You wanted something innocent?
Wrong girl.
I’m pretty when I bite.
[Outro — whispered]
You wanted an angel?
Baby…
I survived becoming one.