[Verse 1]
Met you outside the all-night store
Neon buzz on your tired face
You laughed, said you’d walk me home
Had no clue what you dragged through the gates
You talk about your broken past
Every scar like a golden thread
I nod, but my jaw is tight
’Cause all I hear is thunder in my head
[Pre-Chorus]
Your pulse is a hymn
I’m biting my tongue
I swear I won’t sin
I swear I won’t—
[Chorus]
You’re sweet like a deathwish
Sugar on a gun
One more taste and I’m finished
Baby, you could be the one
I’m starving for your shadow
But I’m guarding you instead
You’re sweet like a deathwish
And I’m dying not to taste you to the end
(yeah, I’m dying not to taste you)
[Verse 2]
Heard them whisper your pretty name
Those cold kids in the alleyway
Eyes too black for a college town
Smile too sharp for a summer day
I stepped in with my stupid grin
Said, “She’s with me, find someone else”
Felt my teeth start to ache again
While you clung to my shaking hand for help
[Pre-Chorus]
Your trust is a blade
Pressed under my chin
I’m aching to break
I’m aching to—
[Chorus]
You’re sweet like a deathwish
Sugar on a gun
One more taste and I’m finished
Baby, you could be the one
I’m starving for your shadow
But I’m guarding you instead
You’re sweet like a deathwish
And I’m dying not to taste you to the end
(oh, I’m barely holding on)
[Bridge]
If you ever see my eyes go black
If you ever feel my grip too tight
Run like hell, don’t you look back
Don’t you come saving my cursed life
I’m the monster in your bedtime prayer
I’m the lock on your bedroom door
But I’d rather burn out in the glare
Than ever let them drink you to the core
(never let them, never let them)
[Chorus]
You’re sweet like a deathwish
Sugar on a gun
One more taste and I’m finished
Baby, you could be the one
I’m starving for your shadow
But I’m guarding you instead
You’re sweet like a deathwish
And I’m dying not to taste you to the end
You’re sweet like a deathwish
Yeah, the kind I can’t forget
You’re the only thing I’d die for
And the only thing I swear I won’t regret