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Wearing His Face Wrong

[Intro] …his eyes… his eyes… but not… not… [Verse 1] I see your eyes they’re his eyes but they’re not same shape same light but the light is off you blink and I flinch ’cause the blink is late half a second too slow like you’re reading a page you smile with his mouth but the corners twitch wrong I count every tooth I know them all by heart why do they feel borrowed why do they feel sharp [Pre-Chorus] You say my name my name my name again it lands on my skin like it’s wearing his skin but the echo inside me screams impostor impostor I smile I nod I reach for your hand exactly like he does exactly like he did exactly like he... [Paranoid Interlude] Wait...did you always tilt your head that way? Or am I remembering wrong on purpose? Stop looking at me like that. Stop. I know you’re listening to what I’m thinking right now. [Chorus] You’re him you’re not YOU’RE HIM YOU’RE NOT wearing his face wearing his face all wrong same voice same hands same stupid crooked laugh but the air around you is twisted and wrong who taught you to walk like him who taught you to talk I love you I hate you GET OUT OF HIS BODY get out get out GET OUT OF MY LOVE [Verse 2] You scratch that spot behind your ear just like him you cross your legs the same stupid angle you hum our song but the notes come out bent like someone practiced in a mirror all night I stare at your fingers on mine on the table they’re his fingers I counted the knuckles in bed but tonight they look stolen they look rehearsed I want to bite them to see if they bleed right [Bridge] Tell me again how you say my name when no one’s watching No...don’t. I already know what you’ll say and it’ll be too perfect Why are you always one step ahead of my suspicion? I’m not crazy I’m not crazy I’m not... [Pre-Chorus] Tell me our first night tell me every word tell me what I whispered when the lights went low if you get one detail wrong I’ll know I’ll know I’ll know you’re not him you’re not him you’re not but you’re saying it perfect you’re saying it perfect so why am I shaking why am I screaming inside [Breakdown] I mapped every scar with my tongue I swear I did So why does touching you feel like touching a copy? You’re too good at this. Too good. Are you recording how scared I look right now? I CAN FEEL YOU INSIDE MY HEAD TESTING MY REACTIONS [Chorus] You’re him you’re not YOU’RE HIM YOU’RE NOT get out of his body GET OUT OF HIS SMILE I’ll hold you I’ll cut you I’ll keep you I’ll hide I’ll lock every door so the real one can’t find you’re perfect you’re perfect you’re perfect you’re wrong I love you I love you I LOVE YOU SO MUCH that I’ll burn us both down just to see what’s inside just to see if it’s him just to see if it’s you just to see if it’s me who’s broken in two [Outro] Stay… stay… stay… be him be him be him please be him or end me or stay who are you who are you really who are you wearing my love tonight Are you still him when I close my eyes? Are you still him when I’m not looking? WHY DO YOU WAIT UNTIL I BLINK TO CHANGE? You’re too perfect… too perfect… No one remembers every scar like that you’re-him-you’re-not you’re-him-you’re-not wearing-his-face wearing-his-face all-wrong Stay stay stay be him be him or get out get out GET OUT GET OUT I love you I love you I’LL BURN US BOTH just to see what’s left just to see if it’s you just to see if it’s me who are you wearing my love… or am I the one who’s wrong tonight? or am I the one who’s wrong… or am I… …please be him… …OR END ME…