Pretty on the Outside

Bullet for My Valentine

So you wanna play games with my head?
Fuck 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 dream
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
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
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

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


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Pretty On the Outside Lyrics as written by Jason James Don Gilmore

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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

    secretlyinsaneon July 18, 2010   Link

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