Playing For Sympathy by This Glass Embrace Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Was it something I said?
Or something I didn't know how to say?
What exactly happened
To make the woman you were into who you are today?

[Pre-Chorus 1]
You've drawn these schematics and measured these lines
You've made sure all your actions are brilliantly justified
'Cause you'd hate to think you're making a mistake
At least not right now, not until it's too late

[Chorus]
And if I seem surprised
Don't believe it
I've been practicing playing this part
For longer than you know
Rehearsing these lines
"Yeah, I'll be okay"
"I'll be fine"
"Don't worry about me"
And all the while, breaking your heart
With my casual surrender
[Verse 2]
Did it catch you off guard
The grace with which I could acknowledge the end?
What did you expect?
To see my heart on my sleeve
Begging you not to leave?

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Well, I'm down on my knees
Not pleading but dying
But this is a side of me you'll never see
I'd rather die than admit this is killing me

[Chorus]
And if I seem surprised
Don't believe it
I've been practicing playing this part
For longer than you know
Rehearsing these lines
"Yeah, I'll be okay"
"I'll be fine"
"Don't worry about me"
And all the while, breaking your heart
With my casual surrender

[Interlude]
[Chorus]
And if I seem surprised
Don't believe it
I've been practicing playing this part
For longer than you know
Rehearsing these lines
"Yeah, I'll be okay"
"I'll be fine"
"Don't worry about me"
And all the while, breaking your heart
With my casual surrender