Love Lies

It’s just another lie we tell... Pulled up to the function, wasn't looking for the static But the way you move your "motion" is becoming problematic Saw you across the section, eyes sharper than a blade One look and all the progress that I’m making starts to fade It was an accident by design Girl, don't even lie You knew I’d be in "The 6" tonight, catching your eye Now we’re bumping shoulders, "Oops, my bad," but we both know That’s the spark that sets the gasoline on the front row We’re playing "chicken" with our hearts again Knowing damn well nobody’s gonna win You lock the door, I turn the lights down low We both know how this movie’s gonna go We’re just spinning the block on a feeling that died Break up in the lobby, make up on the ride It’s the beautiful truth and the ugly disguise I’m lost in the space where the love lies It’s that high-speed crash, yeah, we love the debris Just a night of bad habits between you and me "I mean, look at us. One minute we're making a scene in front of the valet, the next we're... It’s exhausting. But you’re still here. And I’m still here. So what does that say?" Back at the penthouse, now the "talk" is turning toxic You throwing "low blows" and they hitting like a project You say I’m "mid," you say I’m "moving like a fed" Then you’re kicking off your heels and you’re jumping in the bed That’s that paradox, that’s that "keep it on the low" Arguments are just the "pre-roll" before the show We’re ghostwriting our history in the dark Leaving marks on your neck where the love lies stark We’re just spinning the block on a feeling that died Break up in the lobby, make up on the ride It’s the beautiful truth and the ugly disguise I’m lost in the space where the love lies It’s that high-speed crash, yeah, we love the debris Just a night of bad habits between you and me Sun peeking through the blinds, feeling like a witness To a crime scene of love and unfinished business You’re sleeping like an angel, but we fought like demons Searching for the logic, searching for the reasons I’m checking my phone, seeing texts I shouldn’t have sent Wondering where the "us" went, and where the love lies spent You stir in the sheets, reach out for my hand And just like that, I’m back in the quicksand 5:00 AM, the "blue hour" hitting the floor You’re looking for your vape, but you’re reaching for more The smell of your perfume is squatting in my lungs... They say the truth sets you free, but I’d rather the fiction Of your body on mine, my favorite addiction We’re just spinning the block on a feeling that died Break up in the lobby, make up on the ride It’s the beautiful truth and the ugly disguise I’m lost in the space where the love lies Just a night of bad habits... Love lies... It’s a beautiful wreck. Don't leave yet. "Tell me you love me... even if it's a lie."