[Verse 1]
You never see what you need until a fork's in your eye
You never know what you want 'til it's passing you by
And all your friends are just coathangers and hang around
I don't know how to unscrew you, so damn headstrong

[Chorus]
All your futures glisten 'round the bend (Around the bend)
You're on your own again, fair-weather friend
So Machiavellian, my alien

[Verse 2]
I should never trust the smile that comes to his ear
I don't believe in beauty now, just bones and teeth
If you are what you eat, well, then I'm a pussy
Yeah, they said you are shallow, but you're six feet deep

[Chorus]
What you givе is what you're gonna get (You're gonna gеt)
You're on your own again, fair-weather friend
So Machiavellian, my alien
(My alien)

[Bridge]
I remember all the good times, like polaroids
Getting high from the chemicals as they’re destroyed
But you’re always high I guess, oh anyway
That's how liked 'em to waste your, your youth away
[Chorus]
Everyone is ugly in the end (In the end)
You're on your own again, fair-weather friend
So Machiavellian, my alien
My alien
My alien
(My alien)