Pleaser

[Verse 1]

Why does the menu always lie?

And why did I take a dozen trains

Underdressed for a hurricane?

And I'm gonna love this place I hear

So I start toying with my glass and smile like an overpass

Certain things feel smooth to me

Go in and out like steam through pipes

But this is such an old machine that I let vapor cool to ice

I don't think you see the freeze, but still, I bet you wonder why

I came here in a hurricane just to leave before I dry

[Chorus]

Am I meant to a pleaser?

Was I born to keep you sane?

I know I can make it easier

That's never been my way

I don't wanna be your mirror

Or a pretty piggy bank

No one's smashing me to pieces, nothing here for you to claim

[Verse 2]

Which part of me was always you?

It's not the one you're staring at

It's calling for you from the back

And yet, it's the bit I'm turning to

The metal chair I'm sitting in

The bonds I've long been living in

So what am I supposed to do?

Should I let you go down the drain

And pull me there, held by my hair?

'Cause it's not better than the rain

And when you are one thing at first

Molded by an empty hand

Do you become its very worst, or do you start again?

[Chorus]

Am I meant to a pleaser?

Was I born to keep you sane?

I know I can make it easier

That's never been my way

I don't wanna be your mirror

Or a pretty piggy bank

No one's smashing me to pieces, nothing here for you to claim

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]

[Non-Lyrical Vocals]

Am I meant to a pleaser?

Was I born to keep you sane?

I know I can make it easier

That's never been my way

I don't wanna be your mirror

Or a pretty piggy bank

No one's smashing me to pieces, they're just lying in my wake

Oh, oh