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So you wanna play, games with my head?
But you make me fall apart, I wish that I was dead
I just can't believe I fell for such a blackened heart
You played me for a fool and used me from the start

Fuck you (fuck you)
I just want to know the truth
But the words from your mouth they just cloud
All the negativity, forces me down into (silence)
But still I can pray
I wanna know, I wanna know

If I tear you open wide, take a look inside
Are you pretty?
Can I get inside your mind, see what I can find?
Are you pretty?
So just take off that disguise, everyone knows that you're only
Pretty on the outside

Now I fucking hate you with all of my heart
So just disappear, and never will I fear for my life
I just want to be alone
And never, no never, will I be unhappy alone
I wanna know, I wanna know

If I tear you open wide, take a look inside
Are you pretty?
Can I get inside your mind, see what I can find?
Are you pretty?
So just take off that disguise, everyone knows that you're only
Pretty on the outside

You're so pretty on the outside
You're so pretty on the outside

So you wanna play games with my head
But you make me fall apart, and wish that I was dead
Can't believe I fell for such a blackened heart
You played me for a fool and just used me from the start

I just wanna know the truth (but the words from your mouth)
All your negativity (you keep forcing me down)
Into silence I can dream (into silence I can dream)
Into silence I can dream

If I tear you open wide, take a look inside
Are you pretty? (pretty)
Can I get inside your mind, see what I can find?
Are you pretty? (pretty)
So just take off that disguise, everyone knows that you're only
Pretty on the outside

Whoa, you're so pretty on the outside
Whoa (you're so pretty on the outside)
You're so pretty on the outside
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Ha, 1st post. Love this song, easy to understand, goes back to that old saying "don't judge a book by its cover". Seems like he is using this song to express his fealings bout pretty chicks who use people for fame, money, ect. How they might look pretty on the outside "If I tear you open wide, take a look inside" but they are really just in it for greed and not the other person "So just take off that disguise, everyone knows that you're only Pretty on the outside"

awesome song this is my take, He's in a relationship with a women that makes herself appear perfect to everyone else Personality and looks, But she's really a horrible person inside, constantly putting her loved one down, making him question himself as a person doubting himself thinking of suicide or how he doesn't deserve her. He's finally figured out that the problem is not him, but her personality and all she has is her body to cover for the empty void where her heart should be.

I agree with you 100% gumibear.

i think matt might have dated my ex lol

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This song is about my ex-gf

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one of the top 3 songs on this album in my opinion. i love the screaming in the verses and vocal layers in the chorus. Im so glad that bfmv left the sound they had in Scream aim fire(big dissapointment) and went back to the poison. great album great song "is it my turn to die!"

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Lyrics were close. Just a couple changes. Otherwise good job.

So you wanna play, games with my head? but you make me fall apart, I wish that I was dead I just can't believe I fell for such a blackened heart You played me for a fool and used me from the start.

Fuck you (fuck you) I just want to know the truth But the words from your mouth they just cloud All the negativity, forces me down into (silence) But still I can pray I wanna know, I wanna know.

If I tear you open wide, take a look inside Are you pretty? Can I get inside your mind, see what I can find? Are you pretty? So just take off that disguise, everyone knows that you're only Pretty on the outside.

Now I fucking hate you with all of my heart So just disappear, and never will I fear for my life I just want to be alone And never, no never, will I be unhappy alone I wanna know, I wanna know.

If I tear you open wide, take a look inside Are you pretty? Can I get inside your mind, see what I can find? Are you pretty? So just take off that disguise, everyone knows that you're only Pretty on the outside.

You're so pretty on the outside. You're so pretty on the outside.

So you wanna play games with my head But you make me fall apart, and wish that I was dead Can't believe I fell for such a blackened heart You played me for a fool and just used me from the start.

I just wanna know the truth (but the words from your mouth) All your negativity (you keep forcing me down) Into silence I can dream (into silence I can dream) Into silence I can dream.

If I tear you open wide, take a look inside Are you pretty? (pretty) Can I get inside your mind, see what I can find? Are you pretty? (pretty) So just take off that disguise, everyone knows that you're only Pretty on the outside.

Whoa, you're so pretty on the outside Whoa (you're so pretty on the outside) You're so pretty on the outside.

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I kind of took it literally... like he is pissed at a girl who is pretty he kills her out of anger. ("If i tear you open wide, take a look inside, are you pretty?") He cuts her open, and she looks gross on the inside. Idk if thats what was meant necessarily but for some reason thats what i always think of =p

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Well blade 2078 pretty much covered it a lot of people pretend to be perfect to get what they want but at the end of the day they're the ones that have to live with themselfs

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This is what the song means to me

So you wanna play, games with my head? but you make me fall apart, I wish that I was dead I just can't believe I fell for such a blackened heart You played me for a fool and used me from the start. ( This one speaks for it's self. He was played with during the relationship he feels stupid)

Fuck you (fuck you) I just want to know the truth But the words from your mouth they just cloud All the negativity, forces me down into (silence) But still I can pray I wanna know, I wanna know. (She's a liar and he can't tell what's true or not because he's been lied to for so long.)

If I tear you open wide, take a look inside Are you pretty? Can I get inside your mind, see what I can find? Are you pretty? So just take off that disguise, everyone knows that you're only Pretty on the outside. (He's trying to say, If he takes a look inside of her true self it's ugly and not good in other words she's not an angel from the inside but in the outside she looks innocent.)

Now I fucking hate you with all of my heart So just disappear, and never will I fear for my life I just want to be alone And never, no never, will I be unhappy alone I wanna know, I wanna know. (He's better off alone, he doesn't want to see her again he's happier this way.)

I just wanna know the truth (but the words from your mouth) All your negativity (you keep forcing me down) Into silence I can dream (into silence I can dream) Into silence I can dream.

( speaks for it's self he wants to know the truth but all he gets is lies, there isn't any positivity just conflict, when it's quiet there's peace)

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okay so the first paragraph is: So you wanna play games with my head? But you make me fall apart, i wish that i was dead. I just cant believe i fell for such a blackened heart. You blamed me for a fool and used me from the start.

second paragraph: Fuck it all! (Fuck it all!) I just wanna know the truth, but the words from your mouth, They just cloud all the negativity Forces me down into (silence) But still i can dream I wanna know, i wanna know!

Chorus: If i tear u up alive, take a look inside, Are u pretty? Can i get inside ur mind, see wat i can find, Are u pretty? So just take off that disguise, everyone knows that ur only Pretty on the outside

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Pretty standard rant about women who are extremely beautiful but deeply mentally ill, and either use or abuse men - getting away with it due to their looks.

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