[Verse] 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 [Pre] Sinking through a focused lens You were a fantasy Just like pretend Playing to your guarantee Convinced you saw A life with me [Chorus] So 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 [Verse] 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 [Pre] 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 [Chorus]