Sweetheart (feat. Lila Perlman) [Live at The Tank]

Sweetheart He called me sweetheart And once upon a time, I called that love And he was smart He feigned a sweet heart And he'd call me names when I would call his bluff And he would laugh a bit too loudly When I'd fall flat on my face Before he'd help me up and say"I'm sorry Sweetheart" It was an art The way he'd tear me apart Then force me to atone for all his sins And how he'd say the meanest nothings In the sweetest voice He'd smile and say that everything was fine But then he smiled a bit too proudly When the world had put me down Before he pat my back and said"I'm sorry" And I said"I'm tired of pretending that A man who clearly hates me Can validate me and tell me that I'm whole" I said"I won't be spending one more day In the shadow of your pain It's time for you to grow It's time for me to go" Apologies can only get you so far 'Til the person that you're sorry Becomes the person that you are Sweetheart I'm not your sweetheart And I'm not an angel sent from up above I'm just smart, and I make beautiful art And, honestly, that should be enough And if it's not Tough I'm tired of pretending that A man who clearly hates me Can validate me and tell me that I'm whole I won't be spending one more day In the shadow of your pain It's time for you to grow, and it's time for me to go Sweetheart