Love The Way You Lie
Emimem feat. Rihanna Lyrics

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

The future seemed so bright
We were optimistic about what the future held for us.

Then this thing turned out so evil
Our relationship took a turn for the worse and became toxic and destructive.

I don't know why I'm still surprised
Despite the ongoing issues, I'm still caught off guard by the extent of the problems.

Even angels have their wicked schemes
Even seemingly good people can have hidden agendas and bad intentions.

And you take that to new extremes
You take deceit and manipulation to a whole new level.

But you'll always be my hero
I still see you as someone to look up to, even with all of your flaws.

Even though you've lost your mind
Despite your erratic behavior, I still hold on to the image of who you used to be.

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
You're indifferent to the harm you've caused me.

But that's all right because I like the way it hurts
I find some twisted pleasure in the pain I feel because of you.

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
You're unfazed by my emotional distress.

But that's all right because I love the way you lie
I'm so deeply in love with you that I accept your lies and manipulations.

Now there's gravel in our voices
Our communication has become strained and bitter.

Glass is shattered from the fight
Our arguments have turned violent and destructive.

In this tug of war, you'll always win
You have a way of twisting the situation in your favor no matter what.

Even when I'm right
Even when my perspective is valid and logical, you find a way to turn it against me.

'Cause you feed me fables from your head
You manipulate and deceive me with false stories and promises.

With violent words and empty threats
You use aggression and intimidation to control me.

And it's sick that all these battles
It's unhealthy and harmful that our disagreements have escalated to this level.

Are what keeps me satisfied
Despite the toxicity, I'm addicted to the drama and the passion that comes with it.

So maybe I'm a masochist
Perhaps I have a psychological inclination towards self-inflicted pain and punishment.

I try to run but I don't want to ever leave
I know I should leave this relationship for my own well-being, but I can't bring myself to do it.

'Til the walls are goin' up
Our relationship will continue to crumble and deteriorate until it completely falls apart.

In smoke with all our memories
As our relationship comes to an end, all that we built and shared will fade away and be lost.

This morning, you wake, a sun ray hits your face
The cycle of our destructive relationship continues even into the morning after a fight.

Smeared makeup as we lay in the wake of destruction
Our physical appearance reflects the turmoil and chaos of our relationship.

Hush baby, speak softly, tell me how awfully sorry
You try to pacify me and apologize for your actions, but it's not enough to make up for the harm you've caused.

That you pushed me into the coffee table last night
You can't deny the physical abuse that took place the night before.

So I can push you off me
I retaliate with physical force to defend myself.

Try and touch me so I can scream at you not to touch me
I'm filled with so much anger and pain that even a simple touch from you is unbearable.

Run out the room and I'll follow you like a lost puppy
Our relationship is so dysfunctional that we can't stand being apart from each other, even in moments of conflict.

Baby, without you, I'm nothing, I'm so lost, hug me
I'm so dependent on you that I can't imagine functioning without you, even though you hurt me.

Then tell me how ugly I am, but that you'll always love me
You manipulate my emotions by giving me compliments and insults in the same sentence.

Then after that, shove me, in the aftermath of the
The cycle of abuse continues, with moments of affection and violence following each other.

Destructive path that we're on, two psychopaths but we
Our relationship is deeply unhealthy and both of us have serious psychological issues.

Know that no matter how many knives we put in each other's backs
Despite the harm we cause each other, we can't seem to let go and move on from our toxic relationship.

That we'll have each other's backs, 'cause we're that lucky
Our love is so twisted and destructive that we're lucky to have each other as partners in this madness.

Together, we move mountains, let's not make mountains out of molehills
We're capable of achieving great things together, but we often blow small issues out of proportion and let them escalate into larger problems.

You hit me twice, yeah, but who's counting?
Physical abuse is a regular occurrence in our relationship, and we've become desensitized to the frequency of it.

I may have hit you three times, I'm startin' to lose count
I'm also guilty of acting violently towards you, and the frequency of it is becoming second nature.

But together, we'll live forever, we found the youth fountain
We believe that our love is strong enough to endure anything, even if it's harmful to both of us.

Our love is crazy, we're nuts, but I refused counseling
Our relationship is unhealthy and destructive, but we refuse to seek help and change our ways.

This house is too huge, if you move out I'll burn all two thousand
Our problems are so deeply embedded in our living situation that the end of the relationship would result in destruction of everything around us.

Square feet of it to the ground, ain't shit you can do about it
I'm so determined to hold on to you that I'll destroy everything around us if you try to leave.

'Cause with you I'm in my fuckin' mind, without you, I'm out it
You have such a strong hold on my life that I feel like I'm losing my sanity when I'm without you.

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
You're indifferent to the harm you've caused me.

But that's all right because I like the way it hurts
I find some twisted pleasure in the pain I feel because of you.

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
You're unfazed by my emotional distress.

But that's all right because I love the way you lie
I'm so deeply in love with you that I accept your lies and manipulations.

I love the way you lie
Despite the harm and dysfunction, I can't help but love you and the passion that comes with our relationship.

Oh, I love the way you lie
Even though our relationship is toxic and destructive, I can't stop being drawn to you and the emotional turmoil we create together.

I love the way you lie
Our relationship may be irrational and harmful, but the love and passion we share is undeniable.