Bad News

I’m a fuckboy with a crooked grin Last-call joke you don’t let in Everyone thinks it’s just a phase Like a flame that burns away That I never take things serious I’m the black sheep, I’m mysterious That it would all just be a mistake That I'm a risk you just can't take (Pre-Chorus) I’m a wreck, my heart’s on fire, A walking spark to your livewire You say I’m trouble in cheap tattoos But I’d tattoo your name there too (Chorus) So call me bad news, call me insane I’d take the fall, I’d take the blame If wantin’ you’s a losing game Then deal me in again Lock me up, I’ll plead my case Everywhere I see your face If this is wrong, then let me lose — I want no one else but you (Verse 2) I’m dumb, yeah, I’m a fuck-up, A real expert in despair, But my heart, it starts to ache, Every time you’re near I heard what you told your friends I’m one mistake you won’t make again I act like I don’t care But for me, you’re everywhere (Pre-Chorus 2) I play it cool, I play it tough Like I don’t need your kind of love But every night I’m wide awake Tracing shadows that you made Counting cracks across my ceiling Trying not to catch more feelings (Chorus) So call me bad news, call me insane I’d take the fall, I’d take the blame If wanting you’s a losing game Then deal me in again Lock me up, I’ll plead my case Everywhere, I see your face I think I was born to lose But I want no one else but you (Bridge – softer) I’d learn all your favorite songs Sing them all to you But you know, you make me nervous So I might be out-of-tune (Final Chorus – bigger) Yeah call me bad news, call me insane I’d take the fall, I’d take the blame You can say I’m full of shit — But I know you want me the same Say I’m a bad one, say I’m bruised Say I’m someone you shouldn’t choose But you can’t ignore it, I know you feel it too (Outro – stripped back → slow build → fade) (Soft, almost spoken at first) If I’m a lesson you don’t wanna learn If I’m a page you don’t wanna turn I’ll be the line you can’t erase — Yeah, I’ll be your best mistake You don’t gotta call it love We don’t gotta name it now Just let me be the one You don’t keep shutting out I know I’m not your safe bet I know I’m hard to choose But take a chance on bad news (Soft repeat, fading) Just let me prove Let me prove it to you