[Verse 1]
You are no ordinary girl that I know
Sat in your party dress you play with clever conversation
And if I bend to you
Oh, will you bend to me?

[Verse 2]
You show your bruises as you sit there on the stairs
And when you smile at me, you show me what I mustn't think of
And if you bend to me
Oh, will I bend to you?

[Chorus]
Ah ah, a manipulation!
Ah ah, I'm well on the way
And we'll follow you to the bad place
And we're all just like pebbles in your way

[Verse 3]
I am forever leaving clues there on the page
You call me 'honey' but I know you can't yet understand it
And if I bend to you
Oh, will you bend to me?

[Chorus]
Ah ah, a manipulation!
Ah ah, I'm well on the way
And we'll follow you to the bad place
And we're all just like pebbles in your way
And we're all just like pebbles in your way