Pretty Genius

Boy I bet they think you been a good boy And I bet they think you been goin' to church You been praying to god instead of breaking my heart I wanna know what lies you been telling yourselves I was the one bleeding But you and your friends victimized yourselves Play the guitar for me While I'm naked in the bathtub Tell me baby, "I like you like this" When I'm laying face-down on my mattress A mindless submissive No, you didn't like a pretty genius You wanted a pathetic girl To pretend to save from the world You couldn't save me from a god damn thing You can't even save yourself Go pretend with someone else Someone else Someone simple Blonde hair A couple dimples Someone sprightly and dumb Doesn't recognize wrong Someone you can outshine in the name of love (Love) I guess you couldn't take it My greatness So, you played the guitar for me But you never played my music I said, "Babe, it's my identity That you steal when you don't say I'm a musician Now a mindless submissive." Cause you didn't like a pretty genius You wanted a pathetic girl To pretend to save from the world (You didn't like a pretty genius) You couldn't save me from a god damn thing (Not a god damn thing, not a god damn thing) You can't even save yourself Go pretend with someone else You didn't like a pretty genius (Oh) You wanted a pathetic girl To pretend to save from the world Four blue eyes Dark brown hair They both loved drinking and John Mayer He was the funniest person in the world And for a little while He was her hero But the monsters rushed in And ripped through her skin They were scared of how she'd glimmer when the lights were dim She was one true thing in a miserable crowd She's a musician Not a submissive She didn't need him And he knew it God, it drove him mad (God, it drove him mad) So, when their lies started a fire He let her burn and he ran (And he ran) You didn't like a pretty genius (Ooo) You wanted a pathetic girl To pretend to save from the world No, you didn't like a pretty genius You wanted a pathetic girl To pretend to save from the world You couldn't save me from a god damn thing You can't even save yourself Go pretend with someone else