Charline’s Mirror

Lyrics

Verse 1
Charline, you look me in the eye
Then you hide the whole sky
Sweet mouth, cold hands
Truth slip through your plans

Your phone face down again
Same lie, new skin
I feel the room go thin
Like a cut under my skin

Pre-Chorus
Say it straight
Don’t dress it up
I can taste
The bitter cup

One more smile
One more twist
You keep me close
Then you drift

Chorus
Charline, tell me true
Tell me true, Charline
Charline, tell me true
I can feel you lying

Charline, tell me true
Don’t you break me clean
Charline, tell me true
I am seeing everything

Verse 2
You swear you never meant
But your words stay bent
Every promise comes
With a hidden dent

I gave you my trust
You gave me dust
Now I’m standing here
With a fist full of rust

Your laugh hits wrong
Your silence loud
You move like smoke
Through a starving crowd

Pre-Chorus
Say it straight
Don’t dress it up
I can taste
The bitter cup

One more smile
One more twist
You keep me close
Then you drift

Chorus
Charline, tell me true
Tell me true, Charline
Charline, tell me true
I can feel you lying

Charline, tell me true
Don’t you break me clean
Charline, tell me true
I am seeing everything

Bridge
I loved the shadow
You wore like grace
Now every secret
Cuts my face

If you need leaving
Say my name
Don’t feed me love
With a blade inside it, Charline

Final Chorus
Charline, tell me true
Tell me true, Charline
Charline, tell me true
I can feel you lying

Charline, tell me true
Don’t you break me clean
Charline, tell me true
I am seeing everything