[Verse 1]
I don’t even feel the prick
when you pull me back again
Too caught up in the contact
till I’m bleeding out again
You take a little more from me
leave me with less and less
Then act like I’m the problem
when I’m clutching at my chest
I shoulda known better
same needle, same vein
You come back with that softness
and I hand you my pain
You don’t even need a knife
you know exactly where I bleed
You drain me till I’m weak
just to get your damn relief
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m tired of bleeding
tired of handing you veins
Mad that you keep taking
mad I keep doing the same
I know what comes after
I know how this ends
But you pull me back in close
and I bleed for you again
[Chorus]
Phlebotomist
you don’t cut, you drain
Take a little more from me
then leave me with the pain
Phlebotomist
same pattern, same pain
You come for the donation
and I still let you drain
You take a little more from me
leave me with less and less
Then act like I’m the problem
when I’m clutching at my chest
[Verse 2]
You don’t take it all at once
you take it slow enough
A call here, a touch there
just enough to feel like love
You know how to reach for me
come and get what you can take
Leave me bleeding on the floor
then question why I ache
I don’t feel it in the moment
too caught up when you come through
You get what you came for
then I’m left all bruised
I keep calling it connection
when it feels like being used
You get peace from my softness
I get scars from loving you
[Bridge]
I see the chair
I see the needle
I see your hands
I know the sequel
I know the room
I know the smell
I know the heaven
turns into hell
But I still sit down
still roll my sleeve
still let you take
what’s left of me
I’m mad you know the way to drain
mad I still don’t walk away
You don’t even have to ask
I hand my damn blood away
You call it love
I call it loss
You get relief
I pay the cost
I ain’t your healing
I ain’t your fix
I ain’t your blood bank
when you need a hit
[Final Chorus]
Phlebotomist
you don’t cut, you drain
Take a little more from me
then leave me with the pain
Phlebotomist
same pattern, same pain
You come for the donation
and I still let you drain
You take a little more from me
leave me with less and less
Then act like I’m the problem
when I’m clutching at my chest
Phlebotomist
I know what this is
You don’t love me right
you just know where I give
[Final Hook / Sung Ending]
No more vein
no more need
no more watching me bleed
No more skin
no more ache
no more pieces left to take
No more vein
no more need
no more watching me bleed
You don’t get to call it love
when all you do is drain me
Phlebotomist
all you do is drain me
Phlebotomist
all you do is drain me
