Lover

My lover is a child
 He keeps his thoughts running wild
 My poor sweetheart has a curse
 He can make anyone hurt.
 He'll lie and he'll reason, his eyes flicker with truth
 And you'll start believing that you're bulletproof
 People just see who he's trying to be
 But I know who you are.
 My baby is afraid
 So he needs for everyone to stay
 Oh, my friend, he made a plan
 But it makes him way less of a man.
 He'll lie and he'll reason while he lays in your bed
 You won't even notice what it does to your head
 You want to believe who he's trying to be
 But I know who you are.
 What good would it do
 If I said all these things straight to you?
 Yes, I know then, but I choose
 'Cause maybe I need you, too.
 So I lie and I reason, tell myself that it's fine
 I'll never quite get if you're hers or you're mine
 I want to believe that there's pardon for me
 But I've known who you are.