Fictional (Stripped)

[00:00.39] Well, I guess the third time's not a charm

[00:03.31] Nursing a three times broken heart

[00:07.55] I'm down the rabbit hole again

[00:13.96] I put myself in another world

[00:17.42] Where I can be any other girl

[00:21.16] 'Cause I don't really wanna face it

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[00:28.36] 'Cause, if it isn't real, you can pretend all you want

[00:32.60] It's all you'll ever need

[00:35.79] "That's not healthy", they said, "To live in your head"

[00:40.04] But it hurts a lot less to me

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[00:44.29] I fall in love with boys I see on a TV screen

[00:47.74] The ones in books who are as perfect as they can be

[00:50.94] I spend all of my time imagining what it would be like if they existed

[00:58.42] My parents tell me I should look for one in real life

[01:02.16] But I get let down by both the bad boys and the nice guys

[01:05.86] I'm tired of giving more than I receive

[01:09.87] So I'll just stick to the boys who don't know me

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[01:17.34] Oh, I hid his number, I almost called

[01:21.09] Like, maybe he's hurting after all

[01:24.82] I can't afford to be that naïve

[01:27.47] I'll just keep wishing it was me in that ending scene

[01:31.47] Where they're meeting up halfway and they're kissing in the rain

[01:34.94] It's a little bit cliché but I love it anyway

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[01:38.91] 'Cause it's better than when you're walking home

[01:42.64] And the rain starts pouring but you're all alone

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[01:46.62] I fall in love with boys I see on a TV screen

[01:50.35] The ones in books who are as perfect as they can be

[01:53.80] I spend all of my time imagining what it would be like if they existed

[02:01.50] My parents tell me I should look for one in real life

[02:04.99] But I get let down by both the bad boys and the nice guys

[02:08.45] I'm tired of giving more than I receive

[02:12.45] So I'll just stick to the boys who don't know me

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[02:18.82] (Ohh-oh, ohh-oh) I'd rather keep on dreaming of someone I'll never meet

[02:26.80] (Ohh-oh) Than give love to another one who won't choose me

[02:31.08] (Ohh-oh, ohh-oh) I'd rather keep on dreaming of someone I'll never meet

[02:41.72] (Ohh-oh) Than give love to another one who won't choose me

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[02:45.98] I fall in love with boys I see on a TV screen

[02:49.43] The ones in books who are as perfect as they can be

[02:53.15] I spend all of my time imagining what it would be like if they existed

[03:00.60] My parents tell me I should look for one in real life (Ohh-oh)

[03:04.07] But I get let down by both the bad boys and the nice guys (Ohh-oh)

[03:07.53] I'm tired of giving more than I receive (Ohh-oh)

[03:11.54] So I'll just stick to the boys who don't know me

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[03:19.25] (Ohh-oh, ohh-oh) I'm tired of giving more than I receive (Ohh-oh)

[03:26.68] So I'll just stick to the boys who don't know me