Beautiful Monster (Part 3)

[Intro (soft, almost reverent)] I don’t count them I remember the feeling That’s enough [Verse 1] I don’t ask names I don’t need vows They always swear They’re different now I learned the look Right before the plea Hope dressed up Like novelty I used to shake I used to stall Now I choose the spot I know the fall The well don’t echo anymore It hums like it knows me [Pre-Chorus (measured, knowing)] Say you’ll stay Say you’re true I can hear the lie Before you do [Chorus (low, luxurious menace)] If I can’t have you I keep the need I feed the hunger It feeds on me If I can’t have you I don’t pretend I’ve loved this longer Than I loved men [Post-Chorus (whispered, pleased)] Still warm Still right Still there [Verse 2] There was a girl Once, I think She cried because of you She feared the loneliness She asked for your hands She asked for proof She thought love meant Being moved Feeling complete She doesn’t visit anymore She doesn’t speak She’d hate what stares Back at me But beauty lives When mercy dies And I’ve never looked more alive [Pre-Chorus 2 (close, intimate)] Say you’ll change Say you’ll try I like the sound Right before our goodbye [Chorus (full, steady, dominant)] If I can’t have you I keep the ache I like the fear Right when it breaks If I can’t have you I don’t delay I know exactly How long you’ll stay [Bridge (spoken, calm, almost instructional)] They think monsters pounce They think monsters rage They never picture Grace with patience (Innocent eyes) I don’t need anger I don’t need strength I just need the moment When you realize I know the well [Break (instrument strips back — pulse, breath, low pressure)] [Final Chorus (soft, radiant, monstrous)] If I can’t have you I keep you anyway (Innocent eyes) The water will soon become still If I can’t have you The rituals complete Some habits don’t fade They yearn with time [Outro (whispered, affectionate, final)] Don’t struggle It dulls the drop [(beat cuts)] You’ll get quiet Like the rest I'll go in search of another (Innocent eyes) [(no fade — hard stop)]