Standard (EADGBE)

Say it, though you're looking down and to the left, now

 Say it, like someone who really means it

Do it, 'cause if you grow a conscience, now

We fall down

Smiling, like there's nothing wrong

 You're good at smiling, so keep it plastered on

 Until the morning, 'cause if you shift to genuine

 Then we'll fall out

(We fall out)

 And we fall down

Don't say it's all for the better

 Oh, I need you to lie, to lie to me

I'll stand for the greatest pretender

 I know you won't die for me

 But say you will

 Just lie to me, to me

So kiss me and tell me I'm the one

 There's no other, no other one you want

Baby, kiss me, make sure you close your eyes

 Or we fall down

 Yes, we fall down

Don't say it's all for the better

 Oh, I need you to lie, to lie to me

I'll stand for the greatest pretender

 I know you won't die for me

 But say you will

 Just lie to me, to me

 Now I can see, you bite your lip when you look at me

 One word, you say, and everything is giving you away

 Let's close our eyes and save the truth for one more night

 Or I fall down

 Or I fall down

Don't say it's all for the better

 Oh, I need you to lie, to lie to me

I'll stand for the greatest pretender

 I know you won't die for me

Don't say it's all for the better

 Oh, I need you to lie, to lie to me

I'll stand for the greatest pretender

 I know you won't die for me

 But say you will

 Just lie to me, to me

Don't say it's all for the better

 Oh, I need you to lie, to lie to me

I'll stand for the greatest pretender

 I know you won't die for me