[Verse 1]
Lipstick smeared on the crystal glass
You made me poison — but I'd still take you back
Your name lingers like a cut on my tongue
I swear I hate you... but I'm not done
[Pre-Chorus]
I watched you burn me alive
But I wear the ashes like a crown tonight
You're the scar I carved into my skin
I could forget you — but I'd rather let you win
[Chorus]
You're the aftertaste I can't wash away
Every breath still spells your name
You walked out clean — left me in flames
But I'm still burning... and I like the pain
[Post-Chorus]
[Glitchy vocal echoes + whispered harmonies]
Aftertaste...
Still on my lips...
Aftertaste...
I won't forget
[Verse 2]
I haunt the places where you left me cold
Your touch still laced into every fold
You think you're free, but you're still mine
I keep your secrets buried under wine
[Pre-Chorus]
I watched you burn me alive
But I'd go up in smoke just one more time
You're the venom running through my veins
I'll never let you fade away
[Chorus]
You're the aftertaste I can't wash away
Every breath still spells your name
You walked out clean — left me in flames
But I'm still burning... and I like the pain
[Bridge]
[Beat stripped down — soft falsetto layered over heavy synth pads]
I want you crawling back, begging for more
I want you wrecked like you left me before
I want your hands shaking on my skin
I want to taste you... again and again
[Final Chorus]
You're the aftertaste I can't wash away
Every breath still spells your name
You walked out clean — left me in flames
But I'm still burning... and I like the pain
[Outro]
[Breathless whispers + fading echo reverb]
Aftertaste...
You never really left...
Aftertaste...
I keep you on my breath...
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