Tell Me a Lie

Tell me I’m beautiful Tell me I’m sweet Tell me I’m everything You’ve ever hoped to be   Tell me I’m perfect Tell me I’m strong Tell me I’m right In a world that’s so wrong   Tell me I’m special Tell me I’m unique Tell me I embody All that you seek   Tell me, just tell me Something other than the truth Tell me, just tell me I mean everything to you   I don’t care if you mean it So long as you pretend Just make the pretense last Until the very end   Tell me, just tell me What I’m dying to hear Tell me, just tell me What it is I truly fear   Tell me you love me And all that I am Tell me you want me Just hold my hand   I don’t care if you mean it So long as you pretend And make the pretense last Until the bitter end