[Verse 1]

I keep my porch light burning, even when the sky goes black

Waiting on the shadow of a ghost that might come back

You tell me that I’m special, that nobody holds you quite like me

Then you turn around and lock the door, throwing back the key

It’s a rhythm that I know by heart, the pulling and the push

You leave me standing in the cold, hiding in the bush

Of every little excuse you make, every delay and every lie

And just when I decide to leave, you look me in the eye

You drop your voice real low and sweet, calling me your home

And suddenly I’m terrified of ever being alone

So I pick up all the broken pieces lying on the floor

Just to hand them back to you when you walk through that door.

**(Pre-Chorus)**

And I hate how much I hope that this time will be different

I catch a glimpse of forever, then you act so distant

Is it love or is it just a game you like to win?

Because every time I pull away, you pull me back right in.

[Chorus]

You hold my heart like a trick up your sleeve

Making me promise, making me believe

That I’m the only one who really understands your soul

While you’re playing with my feelings, completely in control

It’s a beautiful nightmare, a bittersweet thrill

I know I should run, but I’m standing here still

Yeah, you play with my heart like it’s made out of glass

And I’m praying that the wreckage is something that will last.

[Verse 2]

Monday morning you’re a stranger, barely checking in

By Friday night you’re begging me to tell you where I’ve been

You build me up like a skyscraper reaching for the stars

Then knock me down to remind me of all my little scars

I’m dizzy from the roller coaster, high up in the air

Floating on the moments when you pretend to care

You read me like an open book, you know which pages bleed

You give me just enough of you to satisfy my need

Then you starve me of your light again, leaving me in dark

Tracing all the faint outlines where we used to have a spark

And my friends all say I’m crazy, that I ought to let you go

But there’s a side of you they never get to know.

[Pre-Chorus]

And I hate how much I hope that this time will be different

I catch a glimpse of forever, then you act so distant

Is it love or is it just a game you like to win?

Because every time I pull away, you pull me back right in.

[Chorus]

You hold my heart like a trick up your sleeve

Making me promise, making me believe

That I’m the only one who really understands your soul

While you’re playing with my feelings, completely in control

It’s a beautiful nightmare, a bittersweet thrill

I know I should run, but I’m standing here still

Yeah, you play with my heart like it’s made out of glass

And I’m praying that the wreckage is something that will last.

[Bridge]

Am I just an option when your world gets too quiet?

Or am I the peace inside your stormy inner riot?

You confuse my head, you break my knees

Got me down on the floor begging "baby, please"

Give me a sign, or give me the truth

Stop spending my love like it’s disposable youth

Because the worst part of all this confusion and pain

Is I’d do it all over, again and again.

[Chorus]

You hold my heart like a trick up your sleeve

Making me promise, making me believe

That I’m the only one who really understands your soul

While you’re playing with my feelings, completely in control

It’s a beautiful nightmare, a bittersweet thrill

I know I should run, but I’m standing here still

Yeah, you play with my heart like it’s made out of glass

And I’m praying that the wreckage is something that will last.

[Outro]

Yeah, something that will last…

Are you coming back tonight, or was that just another lie?

I guess I’ll leave the porch light on…

And wait for your goodbye.