[Verse 1]
We played hangman on the wall
But you brought it off the page
Chalk dust on your knuckles
Cold grin, mean little stare
I said "one more word"
You said "pick a side"
Then you drew that body
Line by line by line
Paper in your left hand
Pen blade in your right
Every wrong guess cost me
A piece of my night
I was spelling fear
You were spelling fate
When you circled my name
It was already too late
[Pre-Chorus]
Letters turned to warnings
Warnings turned to bones
I should've walked away
When you said "come on"
[Chorus]
Hang man, hang man
I don't miss twice (I don't miss twice)
Hang man, hang man
Keep your guesses tight (keep 'em tight)
One wrong word
And the whole room changes
Hang man, hang man
We don't play for safety
[Verse 2]
Now it's not a game no more
It's the block at dusk
Every corner got a witness
Every whisper got a hush
You got friends in the back
I got grit in my jaw
You laugh like it's harmless
But I know what I saw
Palm full of markers
Black dust on the floor
You keep drawing bodies
Like you did before
I caught your first move
When you stepped too slow
You like to make a show
Till the tables start to fold
I said "spell it out"
You said "try your luck"
Now the air got heavy
And the timer's stuck
[Pre-Chorus]
Letters turned to warnings
Warnings turned to bones
I should've walked away
When you said "come on"
[Chorus]
Hang man, hang man
I don't miss twice (I don't miss twice)
Hang man, hang man
Keep your guesses tight (keep 'em tight)
One wrong word
And the whole room changes
Hang man, hang man
We don't play for safety
[Bridge]
[Half-time]
Six lines, one neck
One dot, one bet
You smile like a secret
I can never forget
Not a game
It's a dare in disguise
I read your hand
You read my eyes
[Chorus]
Hang man, hang man
I don't miss twice (I don't miss twice)
Hang man, hang man
Keep your guesses tight (keep 'em tight)
One wrong word
And the whole room changes
Hang man, hang man
We don't play for safety