Beautiful Lies

You keep on chasing that high And don't even stop to wonder What it's like on the other side When the demons keep pulling you under The needle prick in your skin The smoke that's filling your lungs Inhaling deep on that poison Believing the lies from the silver tongue Beautiful lies Saying you won't lose control Beautiful lies Not seeing the life that they stole You're blind to the misery That's erasing your history Beautiful lies Don't believe everything you're told You log in and tally those likes And discover how you feel Weighing the worth of your life On somebody else's highlight reel You hold your world in your hands Your status under your thumb Swimming in a sea of acceptance But you've never felt so numb Beautiful lies Saying you won't lose control Beautiful lies Not seeing the life that they stole You're blind to the misery That's erasing your history Beautiful lies Don't believe everything you're told Beautiful lies...