Beguiling

Lyrics for Beguiling

[Verse 1] And I tried to pin you down at 3 a.m By 5, looks like you've won me over again And I've spent the last year watching you deteriorate You're a likable bully, all along it's been my mistake [Pre-Chorus 1] 'Cause all these nuanced conversations That cried for quiet consolations Were affectations of affection That stemmed from suggestive rejections And still I loved your lilting anger Dissected every word you sang there Now I know every loaded line I've heard them all too many times [Chorus 1] But I don't believe you anymore This insincerity is starting to bore me And I can't figure out what's wrong with you When these indiscretions start anew and I'm torn [Verse 2] And I thought I'd gotten through to you but then Next day looked like you'd one-upped me again And your machinations leave me speechless and resigned And while I won't deny your talent, I'm gonna quit wasting my time [Pre-Chorus 2] Note all these ripped-off observations Encasing sly retaliations They're declarations of defection From your beguiling new deceptions But I still love the way you eye me You gauge my temper, satisfy me And you're so quick to realign But I've heard that song too many times [Chorus 2] And I don't believe you anymore This insincerity is starting to bore me And I can't figure out what's wrong with you When these false confessions start anew and I'm torn [Coda 1] So why'd you have to change? Or have you always been this way? I miss the way you were before You figured out that I'm not yours And at every show I'm just another face in your front row But now I know you're so alone [Coda 2] So why'd you have to change? Do you ever miss me the same way? I miss our long talks on the porch With shifting eyes and sweet retorts And it's been so long I can't remember what went wrong I miss you but I'm giving up