[Intro] Yeah... Funny how you love me... When everything is easy. --- [Verse 1] You love me when I'm smiling When I've got nothing to hide When I'm everything you wanted Standing right there by your side You love me when I'm winning When the whole world's on my side But when I start to crumble You suddenly don't have the time You say you love me But I think I finally see You don't love who I am You love who you need me to be --- [Pre-Chorus] So what happens when the lights go down? When the perfect starts falling apart? When the smile disappears from my face And you finally see my scars? Would you stay? Would you stay? --- [Chorus] You only love me when it's perfect When I'm everything you want me to be When I'm smiling, when I'm worth it When there's nothing wrong for you to see But when the lights go out And I'm falling apart You don't reach for me You just run from the dark You only love me when it's perfect Maybe you never loved me when I was real You loved the picture Not the person You loved the way I made you feel --- [Post-Chorus] Oh-oh-oh... You only love me... Oh-oh-oh... When it's perfect. --- [Verse 2] You loved the easy conversations You loved the nights without a fight You loved the version of me That always said that I was fine But I was dying underneath it Trying to keep you satisfied I became somebody else Just to keep you by my side And that's the part that hurts me More than losing you tonight I lost myself trying to become Someone you'd never leave behind --- [Pre-Chorus 2] So what happens when I'm not okay? When I don't know what to say? When I need somebody beside me Instead of somebody walking away? Would you stay? No... --- [Chorus] You only love me when it's perfect When I'm everything you want me to be When I'm smiling, when I'm worth it When there's nothing wrong for you to see But when the lights go out And I'm falling apart You don't reach for me You just run from the dark You only love me when it's perfect Maybe you never loved me when I was real You loved the picture Not the person You loved the way I made you feel --- [Bridge] What if I'm broken? What if I'm scared? What if I don't have Anything left to give? Would you still love me? Would you still stay? Or was I only worth loving When I made you feel okay? Because I'm done pretending... I'm done performing... I'm done trying to be perfect For somebody who never loved me. --- [Final Chorus] You only love me when it's perfect! But I'm not perfect — I'm alive! I've got scars, I've got problems I've got demons I still fight And when the lights go out I can finally see You weren't loving me... You were loving what you needed me to be! You only love me when it's perfect! Well, I'm done being perfect for you If you can't love me at my lowest Then you never really loved me too You loved the picture You loved the feeling You loved the version you could control But you never loved me... You only loved the role. --- [Outro] You only love me... When it's perfect. But I'm not perfect. And now... I'm finally me.