Verse 1:
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"I don't love you anymore"
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a pretty line that I adore
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Five words that I've heard before
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'Cause you keep me on a rope
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And tied a noose around my throat
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You're gone then back at my door
 
 
Pre-Chorus:
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'Cause if you're gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast
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Can't live a little longer sitting on your lap
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'Cause you know what you're doin' when you're comin' back
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And I don't wanna have another heart attack
 
 
Chorus:
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Oh, I can't be your lover on a leash
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Every other week, when you please
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Oh, I can't be the kiss that you don't need
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The lie between your teeth
 
 
Post-Chorus:
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The cut that always bleeds
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-Ah-ah-ah-
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The cut that always bleeds
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-Ah-ah-ah-
 
 
Verse 2:
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Say you love somebody new
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Then beat my heart to black and blue
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Then they leave, and it's me you come back to -Ah-ah-
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To say you loved me all along
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And kiss the bruises 'til they're gone
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Bittersweet, 'cause I can't breathe inside your arms
 
 
Pre-Chorus:
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'Cause if you're gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast
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Can't live another minute bleedin' from my back
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'Cause I don't have another one for you to stab
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And I don't wanna have another heart attack
 
 
Chorus:
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Oh, I can't be your lover on a leash
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Every other week, when you please
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Oh, I can't be the kiss that you don't need
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The lie between your teeth
 
 
Post-Chorus:
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The cut that always bleeds
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-Ah-ah-ah-
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The cut that always bleeds
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-Ah-ah-ah-
 
 
Bridge:
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-Ooh-ooh-ooh- But even though you're killing me, yeah
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-Ooh-ooh-ooh- I need you like the air I breathe
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I need, I need you more than me
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I need you more than anything
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Please, please
 
 
Outro:
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'Cause I could be your lover on a leash
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Every other week, when you please
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Oh, I could be anything you need
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As long as you don't leave
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The cut that always -