[Verse 1]
The city is war-torn and nearly impassable
I act the lovelorn, dramatically laughable
You said you'd come see me here underground
Now it's closing night, you can't be found

[Chorus]
I go through the motions again and again
But you are not here to see them
I go through the emotions again and again
And this time I actually feel them

[Verse 2]
I play the heroine, I play to their sympathies
I say the sweetest things to command their empathy

[Chorus 2]
I asked just one thing of you, to be here
Did I not let it slip that I was sincere?
That was my best poker face, trying not to care
I watch and I wait while you never appear

[Verse 3]
The city is war-torn and nearly impassable
I act the lovelorn, I used to be laughable
[Chorus 3]
And though I've been spoiled by pretty privilege
I am no child throwing a fit
I could write the book on disappointment
And you'd be the final chapter of it

[Verse 4]
So you're a coward or could never love me
Or you have fallen to the enemy

[Chorus 2]
I asked just one thing of you, to be here
Did I not let it slip that I was sincere?
That was my best poker face, trying not to care
I watch and I wait while you never appear

[Chorus 4]
All these people came all this way
Faces stained with loss but smiling as they're crying
I would rather see you laugh at my tragedy
Than choke on these tears while I am curtsying

[Verse 5]
So you're a coward or could never love me
Or you have fallen to the enemy
The city is war-torn and nearly impassable
I act the lovelorn, I used to be laughable