Love The Way You Lie
028_Eminem feat. Rihanna Lyrics

On the first page of our story
At the beginning of our relationship, everything seemed perfect.

The future seemed so bright
We had high hopes for our future together.

Then this thing turned out so evil
But our relationship turned out to be toxic and destructive.

I don't know why I'm still surprised
Despite the warning signs, I'm still shocked at how bad things have gotten.

Even angels have their wicked schemes
Even the most pure-hearted people can be manipulative and deceitful.

And you take that to new extremes
You've taken lying and hurting me to a whole new level.

But you'll always be my hero
Despite your flaws, I still love and admire you in some way.

Even though you've lost your mind
Even though you've become irrational and dangerous.

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
You refuse to help me when I'm hurting, and just watch me suffer.

But that's all right because I like the way it hurts
But somehow, I'm addicted to the pain and the drama of this relationship.

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
You don't console me when I'm upset, you just let me cry alone.

But that's all right because I love the way you lie
But somehow, I'm also attracted to the lies and the false promises.

Now there's gravel in our voices
Our communication has become harsh and aggressive.

Glass is shattered from the fight
We've destroyed our home and our possessions in our arguments.

In this tug of war, you'll always win
You always have to have the upper hand and be in control.

Even when I'm right
Even when I have logical arguments and valid points.

'Cause you feed me fables from your head
You manipulate me with your made-up stories and lies.

With violent words and empty threats
You use aggressive language and threats to control me.

And it's sick that all these battles
It's disturbing that our constant fighting is what keeps us connected.

Are what keeps me satisfied
But somehow, the drama and the passion is what keeps me happy in this relationship.

So maybe I'm a masochist
Maybe I enjoy the pain and abuse in some twisted way.

I try to run but I don't want to ever leave
I know I should leave, but I can't imagine my life without you.

'Til the walls are goin' up
Until everything around us is crumbling and falling apart.

In smoke with all our memories
And we're left with nothing but the memories of a toxic relationship.

This morning, you wake, a sun ray hits your face
The morning after a fight, we wake up and try to pretend everything is normal.

Smeared makeup as we lay in the wake of destruction
We're both bruised and battered from the physical and emotional damage we've caused each other.

Hush baby, speak softly, tell me how awfully sorry
You try to apologize and make amends, but the pattern always repeats itself.

That you pushed me into the coffee table last night
You hope that verbal apologies will make up for your physical violence and abuse.

So I can push you off me
I want to assert my independence and not feel controlled by you.

Try and touch me so I can scream at you not to touch me
I'm so conflicted and confused, I want and hate your touch at the same time.

Run out the room and I'll follow you like a lost puppy
No matter how much I want out, I can't seem to break free from this toxic cycle.

Baby, without you, I'm nothing, I'm so lost, hug me
I'm so dependent on you that I feel like I'm nothing without you.

Then tell me how ugly I am, but that you'll always love me
You try to manipulate me by alternating between compliments and insults.

Then after that, shove me, in the aftermath of the
You can't control your anger and physical rage, even after apologizing.

Destructive path that we're on, two psychopaths but we
We both know that we're toxic for each other, but we can't seem to let go.

Know that no matter how many knives we put in each other's backs
We're only hurting ourselves in the end by constantly hurting each other.

That we'll have each other's backs, 'cause we're that lucky
Despite everything, we still feel like we have each other's support and loyalty.

Together, we move mountains, let's not make mountains out of molehills
We're capable of achieving great things together, but we're too focused on our petty arguments.

You hit me twice, yeah, but who's counting?
We've hurt each other so many times, we've lost track of who's done what to whom.

I may have hit you three times, I'm startin' to lose count
But keeping track of these things is pointless, as it will only escalate our anger and resentment.

But together, we'll live forever, we found the youth fountain
We cling to each other because we think we'll never find anyone else who understands and accepts us.

Our love is crazy, we're nuts, but I refused counseling
Our relationship is clearly unhealthy, but we refuse to seek professional help or advice.

This house is too huge, if you move out I'll burn all two thousand
We're so consumed by anger and jealousy that we're willing to destroy everything around us.

Square feet of it to the ground, ain't shit you can do about it
We're both so stubborn and unable to compromise, that we're willing to burn the whole thing down rather than admit defeat.

'Cause with you I'm in my fuckin' mind, without you, I'm out it
Being in this toxic relationship makes me feel both alive and insane at the same time, but I can't imagine life without you.

I love the way you lie
Despite everything, I'm still drawn to the false promises and the manipulation.