Sia - Straight for the Knif
Sia - Straight for the Knife


Sia - Straight for the Knife Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: 1000 Forms of Fear
Released: 2014

Straight for the Knife Lyrics


Put on my best dress, I wanted to impress
I put a little make-up on
Put a bow in my hair, wore pretty underwear
Hoping you might take it off
Don't know your etiquette
But I'm strapped to my chair
And it ain't 'cause you're pretty
You were charming, until
You saw your chance to kill
Your chance to make history

You went Straight for the Knife
And I prepared to die
Your blade it shines
Looked me straight in the eye
You turned the gas on high
Held the flame alight
You wonder why
I'm scared of fire
You wonder why you make girls cry

My mascara a mess, harsh words for your princess
Boy, you and your promises
If your goal was to love, you scored an epic miss
Now you'll just have memories

You went straight for the knife
And I prepared to die
Your blade it shines
Looked me straight in the eye
You turned the gas on high
Held the flame alight
You wonder why
I'm scared of fire
You wonder why you make girls cry

Boy, you draw me back in
I'm hungry for your bad loving
But will someone find me swinging from the rafters
From hanging on your every word

You went straight for the knife
And I prepared to die
Your blade it shines
Looked me straight in the eye
You turned the gas on high
Held the flame alight
You wonder why
I'm scared of fire
You wonder why you make girls cry

You wonder why you make girls cry

Writer/s: PARKER, JUSTIN / FURLER, SIA
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Straight for the Knife
  • Sia penned this love-gone-bad song with Justin Parker, who composed much of the music on Lana Del Rey's debut Born to Die album. The English producer also co wrote "Stay" with Mikky Ekko, which became an international hit single for Rihanna.