[Verse 1]
Cold glass on the table
Two cups
Only one gets used
You say my name like a secret
I say yours like a bruise
Words drip
Slow as candle wax
You trace promises on my wrist
Let them sink
Then retract
[Chorus]
Your serpent’s tongue
Ties halos into knots
You kiss my faith
Then watch it rot
You coil around
Every prayer I ever prayed
Turn “always” into “almost”
Till I doubt what I became
[Verse 2]
Night laughs from the doorway
Shadows lean in to listen
You swear you’d never hurt me
While your eyes go distant
You paint futures on the ceiling
Gold lines over peeling white
Every vow a soft venom
Slipping quiet through the night
[Chorus]
Your serpent’s tongue
Ties halos into knots
You kiss my faith
Then watch it rot
You coil around
Every prayer I ever prayed
Turn “always” into “almost”
Till I doubt what I became
[Bridge]
Did you ever mean a single word?
Or just practice in the mirror till it worked? (oh)
I wear your stories like a second skin
Pull the zipper
See the scales beneath the grin
[Chorus]
Your serpent’s tongue
Ties halos into knots
You kiss my faith
Then watch it rot
You coil around
Every prayer I ever prayed
Turn “always” into “almost”
Till I’m shedding what remains
[Outro]
Slow blink
Sharp fang
I walk out
You still sang