Pretty Little Promises

Lyrics

Verse 1 Your pretty little promises, they echo in my head, They linger in the silence where your warmth once slept. Those butterflies you left behind Still haunt beneath my chest. Pre-Chorus You talk like nothing’s wrong at all, But I can hear it in your tone. Every word you leave unsaid, Cuts deeper than before. Chorus Your pre-tty lit-tle pro-mi-ses Were nev-er meant for me, You said them for the com-fort, For what you’d get for free. You nev-er had to love me, Just needed to be a-dored, And ev-ery word you gave me Was pay-ment — noth-ing more. Verse 2 You pull me close when you feel alone, Then push me out when he’s on your phone. You say “it’s nothing,” and I play along, Pretend I don’t already know. I’m the shadow you return to When the nights get too long. You use my heart like a place to rest, Then leave before the dawn. Chorus (reprise/ending) Your pre-tty lit-tle pro-mi-ses Can’t pull me in again, You spoke them to feed your need, Not to love, not to heed. You never had to love me, Only took what I could give, I’m done being your payment — I’m done with this. Bridge I gave you my heart, you wore it for a while, Took what you wanted, left with a smile. I kept believing, When all you gave was air. Outro I’m left with nothing but your shadow, Tracing the shape of what we were. You only wanted to feel adored — Never to commit to me, Never… wanted to… love… me…