Girls that glitter love the dark We lace it through our bitter, black little hearts And then we feign surprise when we see That those we've loved to love have seeped Into our poisoned blood Girls that glitter deceive death We thread ourselves through innocent flesh And then we feign surprise when we see That those we've love to waste They seem to be erased Knit it through, thread it Sew it to unsuspecting flesh They won't regret it Or so they say And those you have loved Have snagged on your thorny veins But they don't regret it Or so you say Girls that glitter desecrate a kiss We break the code of happiness And then we feign surprise when we see That those we've loved have loved to leave Girls that glitter defile hope We think that love is just Tightening that sad little rope And then we open our eyes and we see Through the gash Of a fluttering eyelash We see love trying desperately to flee But you don't ever have to fear Just break its wings and it will never disappear You don't ever have to fear Just break its wings and it will never disappear Knit it through Capture it and stitch it to Your brittle little heart At least that way Love can't tear it apart Knit it through Sew it to They won't regret you And if they do? But the thing that girls know best Is that glitter covers all the ugliness And they know one thing above the rest: Sparkle covers evilness Shimmer covers all the mess Glitter covers darkness And then came the moment When the swarm of bees drowned