Straight for the Knife
by Sia

Album: 1000 Forms of Fear (2014)
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  • Put on my best dress, I wanted to impress
    I put a little make-up on
    Put a bow in my hair, wore pretty underwear
    Hoping you might take it off
    Don't know your etiquette
    But I'm strapped to my chair
    And it ain't 'cause you're pretty
    You were charming, until
    You saw your chance to kill
    Your chance to make history

    You went straight for the knife
    And I prepared to die
    Your blade it shines
    Looked me straight in the eye
    You turned the gas on high
    Held the flame alight
    You wonder why
    I'm scared of fire
    You wonder why you make girls cry

    My mascara a mess, harsh words for your princess
    Boy, you and your promises
    If your goal was to love, you scored an epic miss
    Now you'll just have memories

    You went straight for the knife
    And I prepared to die
    Your blade it shines
    Looked me straight in the eye
    You turned the gas on high
    Held the flame alight
    You wonder why
    I'm scared of fire
    You wonder why you make girls cry

    Boy, you draw me back in
    I'm hungry for your bad loving
    But will someone find me swinging from the rafters
    From hanging on your every word

    You went straight for the knife
    And I prepared to die
    Your blade it shines
    Looked me straight in the eye
    You turned the gas on high
    Held the flame alight
    You wonder why
    I'm scared of fire
    You wonder why you make girls cry

    You wonder why you make girls cry Writer/s: JUSTIN PARKER, SIA FURLER
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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