Loser Lyrics

I hate what I become when I'm around you

Fake and nice and meek and mild

I swallow all my thoughts and inhibitions

And give away my smile

You monopolize every conversation

As I sit back and act polite

Manipulation totally transparent

But I'm too tired to fight

And then I'm the

Loser

Always the

Loser

You get your own way

Always have your say

You talk over me

Until I can't breathe

You make me the

Loser

I wish I had the courage to stand up to you

Like I did when I was young

But instead, I keep hiding from the explosion

And the fallout that would come

You cultivate in me a fear of conflict

Got me sidestepping landmines

Then you prey on that fear to gain more power

To protect your precious pride

And then I'm the

Loser

Always the

Loser

You think of yourself

And nobody else

You're always the judge

Conditional love

You make me the

Loser

You're a hurricane

And I'm an abandoned city

(Gaslight) You're a bulldozer

And I'm the dirt beneath your feet

(Gaslight) You're an avalanche

Uncaring and unkind

(Gaslight) You're a tidal wave

And you left me behind

Your exaggerated sense of self-importance

Makes you so hard to love

But still, for you I always made exceptions

And you left me in the dust

And now I'm the

Loser

Always the

Loser

You blame it on me

Secretly unkind

But then in the end

You left me behind

Now I'm the

Loser

Loser

Loser

Loser