Love The Way You Lie
Rihanna琀 Lyrics

On the first page of our story
At the beginning of our relationship, things seemed optimistic and full of potential

The future seemed so bright
We both saw a promising future together

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

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

Even angels have their wicked schemes
Even the most innocent-seeming people can harbor dark intentions

And you take that to new extremes
You take your deceitful behavior to unbearable levels

But you'll always be my hero
Despite all this, I have an emotional attachment to you and still see you as my hero

Even though you've lost your mind
Even though it's clear that you're mentally unstable

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
You're passive and indifferent to my pain

But that's all right because I like the way it hurts
I've become addicted to the drama and pain of our relationship

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
You're also indifferent to my emotional pain

But that's all right because I love the way you lie
I'm willing to accept your lies because of my attachment to you

Now there's gravel in our voices
Our communication is harsh and abrasive

Glass is shattered from the fight
Our physical altercations have left a destructive mark

In this tug of war, you'll always win
No matter what, you find a way to manipulate and come out on top

Even when I'm right
Even when I have proof or evidence, you still twist things in your favor

'Cause you feed me fables from your hand
You manipulate situations to make me believe things that aren't true

With violent words and empty threats
You use threatening language to try and control me

And it's sick that all these battles
It's sick that the constant fighting and chaos is what keeps me content

So maybe I'm a masochist
Maybe I'm someone who derives pleasure from my own pain

I try to run but I don't wanna ever leave
I know I should leave, but I'm unable to because of my attachment to you

Til the walls are goin' up
Even when our relationship is in ruins and falling apart

In smoke with all our memories
Our memories together will become a distant and blurry vision

This morning, you wake, a sun ray hits your face
The morning after a fight, we start again, pretending nothing happened

Smeared makeup as we lay in the wake of destruction
The evidence of our physical altercation can still be seen on my face

Hush baby, speak softly, tell me I'll be sorry
You try to calm me down after hurting me, but also make me feel guilty

That you pushed me into the coffee table last night
You try to justify your physical violence towards me

So I can push you off me
I retaliate in self-defense and push you away

Try and touch me so I can scream at you not to touch me
I'm paranoid and scared, even at your slightest touch

Run out the room and I'll follow you like a lost puppy
Even after our fights, I'm unable to leave you and follow you like a devoted person

Baby, without you, I'm nothing, I'm so lost, hug me
I'm co-dependent on you for my emotional well-being and need your love and affection to feel whole

Then tell me how ugly I am, but that you'll always love me
You emotionally abuse me, yet still try to convince me of your love

Then after that, shove me, in the aftermath of the
You continue the physical and emotional abuse even after the kind words

Destructive path that we're on, two psychopaths but we
Our relationship is clearly toxic, yet we continue to stay together

Know that no matter how many knives we put in each other's backs
We continue to betray and hurt each other, yet remain loyal to each other

That we'll have each others backs, 'cause we're that lucky
We both have each other's trust and loyalty despite the toxicity

Together, we move mountains, let's not make mountains out of molehills,
We're capable of achieving great things, but we get caught up in small arguments

You hit me twice, yeah, but who's countin'?
Physical violence is a regular occurrence in our relationship

I may have hit you three times, I'm startin' to lose count
I also participate in the physical violence, and have lost count of how many times I've done it

But together, we'll live forever, we found the youth fountain
We cling to the idea of eternal youth and our unhealthy relationship as a way to avoid facing reality

Our love is crazy, we're nuts, but I refused counselin'
Our love is unhealthy and dysfunctional, but I refuse to seek help or advice

This house is too huge, if you move out I'll burn all two thousand
I have an extreme and violent reaction to the idea of losing you or our relationship

Square feet of it to the ground, ain't shit you can do about it
I have a threatening attitude and don't care about the consequences of my actions

With you I'm in my fuckin' mind, without you, I'm out it
I feel like I'm losing my sanity without you, but also acknowledge that our relationship is driving me insane

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
You're indifferent to my pain and destruction

But that's all right because I like the way it hurts
I'm addicted to the drama and pain caused by our relationship

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
You're unsympathetic and unmoved by my emotional pain

But that's all right because I love the way you lie
Despite knowing the truth, I'm willing to believe your lies due to my attachment to you

I love the way you lie
I love the feeling of being fooled and believing your lies

Love the way you lie
I continue to love and cling to our unhealthy relationship

Love the way you lie
I'm addicted to the lies and deceit in our relationship