You say I'm a martyr
And I can't even argue
I keep trying harder
Just so you don't have to
Don't I look pretty
Dressed in self-pity
I beg you to hold me
I worry you hate me
Don't you want me to go down with the ship
Don't you want me to not want the thanks that I get
Who would I be if I had my own needs
You would die trying to out-manipulate me
Yeah I'm holding the gun but there's no need to run
It stays pointed at me, can't you see
I only aim to please
Where should all my shame go?
It follows like shadows
There's no heavier halo
Than the one made of fool's gold
Don't you want me to go down with the ship
Don't you want me to not want the thanks that I get
Who would I be if I had my own needs
You would die trying to out-manipulate me
Yes I'm holding the gun but there's no need to run
It stays pointed at me, can't you see
I only aim to please
Take my face in your hands
While I hide from your eyes
But it's too late I know
'Cause you've seen what's inside
I'm a mess and I'm scared
And I'm too tough to cry
But you stay, yeah you stay
And you say it's alright
Don't you want me to go down with the ship
Don't you want me to not want the thanks that I get
Who would I be if I had my own needs
You would die trying to out-manipulate me
Yeah I'm holding the gun but there's no need to run
It stays pointed at me, can't you see
I only aim to please