Pretty lies

Intro — Male Lead]
Yeah…
I don’t even know why we keep doin’ this…
[Female Background Vocals]
(mm…)
[Chorus — Female Lead (LONG, POWERFUL, PAINFUL)]
I can see it…
You don’t mean a word you say…
But I still stay…
‘Cause I want you in the worst way
Even when you break me down
I keep runnin’ back to you
Like I don’t know how to leave
And you keep pullin’ me in
Just to watch me bleed
(big belt)
And I swear it feels like I’m dyin’
Every time you look in my eyes
And tell me those pretty lies…
Pretty lies…
That sound like love…
But never are…
[Verse 1 — Male Lead]
You touch her like she’s everything
Then disappear again
You say it’s not what it seems
But I know where you’ve been
And I can’t play innocent
I got sins too
We both pretend it’s real
But it’s just somethin’ we do
[Female Background Vocals]
(it’s just what we do…)
[Pre-Chorus — Male Soft]
So hold her close
Even if it’s fake
Say her name
While her heart breaks…
[Chorus — Female Lead (BIGGER PAIN)]
I can’t keep lovin’ what is poison
But I’m addicted to the taste
You hold me like you need me
Then you leave without a trace
And I try to act so strong
But I’m shatterin’ inside
‘Cause every time you say goodbye
It feels like I’m losin’ my mind
(huge vocal belt)
And I hate that I still want you
Even when it’s wrong, even when I cry
You look straight through my soul
And feed me those pretty lies…
Pretty lies…
They cut so deep…
But I survive…
[Verse 2 — Male Lead]
She knows this ain’t forever
But she can’t let it go
It’s like we stuck in a cycle
Of highs and lows
I see the way she breaks apart
Tryna keep her pride
But love ain’t love
When it hurts to stay alive
[Female Background Vocals]
(hurt to stay alive…)
[Bridge — Female Lead (Emotional Breakdown)]
Tell me why it feels like heaven
When it’s really just hell…
Tell me why I keep on fallin’
When I know you won’t catch me…
I’m tired of the games
Tired of the pain
But you’re the only thing I still want…
(soft cry vocals)
Even if you ruin me…
[Final Chorus — Female Lead (BIGGEST ADELE-STYLE CLIMAX)]
I can see it in your eyes
You were never really mine
But I gave you all my body
And I gave you all my time
And I’m screamin’ in the silence
While you act like you don’t care
But I know you feel it too
You just too scared to stand there
(full belt, longest note)
So go ahead and break me one more time
Just don’t look at me and lie…
Don’t tell me that you love me…
If you’re only gonna leave me to die…
Pretty lies…
Pretty lies…
I’m still holdin’ on…
Still holdin’ on…
[Outro — Male + Female Fade]
Male: We’re toxic…
Female: (but I love you…)
Male: We’re broken…
Female: (and it hurts…)
Both: Still here…

Dark emotional R&B ballad. Male sings soft intimate verses, female leads a long powerful heartbreak chorus with soulful