strip down

strip down

genre: alternative r&b

verse one

hickeys all down my body

i’m covered in your kiss

it’s clear that you want me

but you exist in ignorant bliss

you don’t see what i see, cause

then you wouldn’t want this

but you claim you want to know

all of the things i keep private

pre-chorus

can i help you see what i see?

i know you see right through me

i’m complicated, you’re into that

can i finally drop the bad girl act?

chorus

strip down

so i can tell you how

i turned out this way

the difference it makes

and i’ll strip down

all my past mistakes

staring god in the face

i’m done with the shame

verse two

heavy breathing all night

i’m swearing that i’m okay

but you know i’m not alright

you’d never understand the pain

but you swear that you’ll try

but if your love is what’s at stake

how do i know you won’t say goodbye

the only thing i’ve ever called mine?

pre-chorus

can i help you see what i see?

i know you see right through me

i’m complicated, you’re into that

can i finally drop the bad girl act?

chorus

strip down

so i can tell you how

i turned out this way

the difference it makes

and i’ll strip down

all my past mistakes

staring god in the face

i’m done with the shame

verse three

is it the guilty conscience of my past?

or the chains that hold me back?

i can’t explain it, you won’t get it

but i wanna let you in on the secret. . .

bridge

my dad is dead, and i’m partially glad

he only taught me how to be blue and black

i starved my body, wanted what she has

and sure, i got skinny, but i never bounced back

it kills me to be so vulnerable, ‘cause i never had that

but i’m stripping down for you, taking off the mask

i see it in your eyes, the sympathy that you have

but i don’t need your pity.. i just want you to last

i want us to last. . . i want us to last. . .

. . . tell me you love me back . . .

pre-chorus

can i help you see what i see?

i know you see right through me

i’m complicated, you’re into that

can i finally drop the bad girl act?

chorus

strip down

so i can tell you how

i turned out this way

the difference it makes

and i’ll strip down

all my past mistakes

staring god in the face

i’m done with the shame