The Ballad Of Mona Lisa

Brendon Urie came up with the original idea for this song before the band had even started touring on their 2008 album Pretty. Odd. He told MTV News: "It was just sitting in my laptop collecting figurative dust on my hard drive, not really doing much." (Source The Ballad of Mona Lisa Songfacts).

[Verse 1] She paints her fingers with a close precision He starts to notice empty bottles of gin And takes a moment to assess the sin she's paid for A lonely speaker in a conversation Her words are swimming through his ears again There's nothing wrong with just a taste of what you paid for [Pre-Chorus] Say what you mean, tell me I'm right And let the sun rain down on me Give me a sign, I wanna believe [Chorus] Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, Mona Lisa You're guaranteed to run this town Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, Mona Lisa I'd pay to see you frown [Verse 2] He senses something, call it desperation Another dollar, another day And if she had the proper words to say, she would tell him But she'd have nothing left to sell him [Pre-Chorus] Say what you mean, tell me I'm right And let the sun rain down on me Give me a sign, I wanna believe [Chorus] Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, Mona Lisa You're guaranteed to run this town Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, Mona Lisa I'd pay to see you frown [Bridge] Mona Lisa, wear me out I'm pleased to please ya Mona Lisa, wear me out [Pre-Chorus] Say what you mean, tell me I'm right And let the sun rain down on me Give me a sign, I wanna believe [Chorus] Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, Mona Lisa You're guaranteed to run this town Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, Mona Lisa I'd pay to see you frown [Pre-Chorus] Say what you mean, tell me I'm right And let the sun rain down on me Give me a sign, I wanna believe [Outro] There's nothing wrong with just a taste of what you paid for