What a Lie Looks Like

First night we met you tried to play the part to bring me home
Just a conquest, I should have known
In you came a-barreling like a steam train
Like a lit match to a gas main

Sinking through a focused lens
A fantasy, just like pretend
Playing to your guarantee
Convinced you saw a life with me

This is what a lie looks like, this is how it feels
So this is what a lie looks like, hold it in your hands

All those flags- so red you draped around my feet
Piled high to plan for your retreat
Off you went, made the choice to leave- said it was done
Like it didn't count, like it never was

I bought in as you withdrew
'Sure you're back to a life of one-night stands you're used to
Wait in time, you're gonna like him- he'll pull away
Leaving you to see, you'll say

This is what a lie looks like, this is how it feels
This is what a lie looks like, hold in in your hands

This is what a lie looks like, this is how my heart breaks
This is what a lie looks like