Love The Way You Lie
Rihanna਀ Lyrics

On the first page of our story
At the beginning of our relationship

The future seemed so bright
We had high hopes and positive expectations

Then this thing turned out so evil
But our relationship took a dark and negative turn

I don't know why I'm still surprised
Although I shouldn't be surprised

Even angels have their wicked schemes
Because even seemingly perfect people can have malicious intentions

And you take that to new extremes
And you take it to a whole new level

But you'll always be my hero
Nevertheless, you still hold a special place in my heart

Even though you've lost your mind
Even though you've gone crazy

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
You're just going to passively witness my pain and suffering

But that's all right because I like the way it hurts
But strangely, I find solace in the pain

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
You're just going to listen to my tears and sadness

But that's all right because I love the way you lie
But that's okay because I'm drawn to your deceptive words

Now there's gravel in our voices
Now there's tension and harshness in our communication

Glass is shattered from the fight
Our arguments have caused damage and brokenness

In this tug of war, you'll always win
In this power struggle, you always come out on top

Even when I'm right
Even when I have valid points or arguments

'Cause you feed me fables from your head
Because you constantly manipulate me with your false stories

With violent words and empty threats
With aggressive language and meaningless promises

And it's sick that all these battles
And it's disturbing that these conflicts

Are what keeps me satisfied
Are what strangely fulfill me

So maybe I'm a masochist
Perhaps I derive pleasure from my own pain

I try to run but I don't want to ever leave
I attempt to escape, yet I don't truly desire to leave

'Til the walls are goin' up
Until the emotional barriers are built

In smoke with all our memories
And our past experiences become nothing but ashes

This morning, you wake, a sun ray hits your face
In the morning, you wake up and the sunlight illuminates your face

Smeared makeup as we lay in the wake of destruction
As we lie together amidst the aftermath of destruction, your makeup is smudged

Hush baby, speak softly, tell me how awfully sorry
Quiet down, my love, talk gently, express your deep remorse

That you pushed me into the coffee table last night
For your action of forcefully pushing me into the coffee table last night

So I can push you off me
So I can repel you physically

Try and touch me so I can scream at you not to touch me
Attempt to make physical contact with me so I can vehemently protest against your touch

Run out the room and I'll follow you like a lost puppy
Escape from the room and I'll passionately chase after you like a bewildered dog

Baby, without you, I'm nothing, I'm so lost, hug me
Darling, without you, I feel empty and utterly confused, embrace me

Then tell me how ugly I am, but that you'll always love me
Then proceed to insult my appearance, but assure me that you will always love me

Then after that, shove me, in the aftermath of the
Then immediately afterwards, forcefully push me, following the destructive

Destructive path that we're on, two psychopaths but we
Path that we are both taking, as two disturbed individuals but we

Know that no matter how many knives we put in each other's backs
Understand that regardless of how much we betray each other

That we'll have each other's backs, 'cause we're that lucky
We will still support each other because we consider ourselves fortunate

Together, we move mountains, let's not make mountains out of molehills
Together, we can achieve great things, so let's not exaggerate insignificant issues

You hit me twice, yeah, but who's counting?
You physically assaulted me twice, but does it really matter?

I may have hit you three times, I'm startin' to lose count
I might have hit you three times, but I'm beginning to lose track

But together, we'll live forever, we found the youth fountain
But together, we believe we can live eternally, as if we discovered the fountain of youth

Our love is crazy, we're nuts, but I refused counseling
Our love is chaotic, we are insane, but I reject the idea of seeking therapy

This house is too huge, if you move out I'll burn all two thousand
This house is too large, if you leave, I'll set fire to all two thousand square feet of it

Square feet of it to the ground, ain't shit you can do about it
Completely destroying it, and there's nothing you can do to stop me

'Cause with you I'm in my fuckin' mind, without you, I'm out it
Because with you, I'm mentally unstable, but without you, I regain my sanity

I love the way you lie
I am inexplicably drawn to your deceitful words

Oh, I love the way you lie
Oh, I am captivated by your ability to string me along with lies

I love the way you lie
I am infatuated with the patterns of deception in our relationship

I love the way you lie
I find twisted satisfaction in the fabrications that surround us