Lyrics
I've been trying to get more sleep at night
Because lately I've always been awake
But I'm singing this at 3 AM
And the thoughts are more than I can take
I think of you at noon and dawn
Cold-blooded moon or the boiling sun
Lips on skin and hands on the floor
Oh, I can't take it anymore
You look at me when you're lying
But you can't stand my eyes when you're crying
So you're pulling me on a string
With a hand you take and with the other you give
But this childish game has me losing sleep
The thought of you makes my stomach turn
As if all the butterflies weren't enough
And your words down my throat cause a painful burn
Right now, saying anything feels so tough
The sound of your voice is like a melody
On a piano that's missing half its chords
And the way you love is the epitome
Of breaking what can't stand to break anymore
You look at me when you're lying
But you can't stand my eyes when you're crying
So you're pulling me on a string
With a hand you take and with the other you give
But this childish game has me losing sleep
Have you ever thought that words can hurt?
'Cause it seems like that's the only thing you do
One day we fight and the next we flirt
Like any of it makes us feel good
Everyone tells me to leave but it feels so hard
When the messiness is all I've ever had
It seems set in stone like a tarot card
Like my fate has been determined to be sad
You look at me when you're lying
But you can't stand my eyes and I'm dying
So you're pulling me on a string
With a hand, you take like there is nothing to give
But this childish game
Oh, this childish game
Yeah, this childish game has me losing sleep