Charades

Lyrics by：Halsey/Alex G/John Cunningham

Composed by：Halsey/Alex G/John Cunningham

Produced by：Alex G

Ladies and gentlemen

You are about to witness

The most death-defying leap ever attempted

Watch her closely

The words they don't come easy

But the feelings come all strong

I know words should make me happy

If sometimes I play along

My chest on set fire there's no burnin' in my lungs

Just an empty space I've labeled as

"The things that I should love"

All that cuts through

Is the fear of what I'll lose

I was born a welfarе baby

With the blisters in my shoes

Pretendin' that I'm small

'Cause I'd be in trouble if I grew

Pretendin' I was fine

'Cause I'd be in trouble if they knew

I've been confusing afraid and well-behaved

Been sacrificin' things that I want because I thought

That it would make me brave

And since the pastor kicked me out because of tithes that went unpaid

I don't waste my time at all nobody answers when I pray

Are you good at charades?

Oh oh

Can you see that I'm bleeding on the stage?

Can you feel the things I'm screamin' even when I cannot say?

I don't talk to God I don't talk at all

I'm quiet most these days

So are you good at charades?

Three words and four syllables

Doctor told me I'm not invincible

But I've been livin' like I was for far too long

A big world feelin' real small now

Every day I'm dizzy in the roundabout

Daddy told me that he won't be coming around

The only way that I'll get through

Is to tell them that I refuse

'Cause I was born a welfare baby

So I got nothing left to lose

And I'm pretendin' it don't hurt

'Cause I know somehow I'll make do

I know exactly how to be alone

Because it's all I ever knew

I'm afraid to feel like a burden so I lie awake

Try not to get too attached 'cause I know that they'll leave anyway

Ever since that pastor kicked me out because of tithes that went unpaid

I don't waste my time at all nobody answers when I pray

Are you good at charades?

Oh oh

Can you see that I'm bleeding on the stage?

Can you feel the things I'm screamin' even when I cannot say?

I don't talk to God I don't talk at all

I'm quiet most these days

So are you good at charades?

Are you any good at charades?

Maybe you and I we should play

Should we give it a go 'cause nobody knows?

At the end of the day it's just a harmless game

Well I don't wanna give it away

And I know you could get it if you paid attention

Are you good at charades?

Are you any good at charades?

Mm