Venomous Heart

[Verse 1]
You said forever in a borrowed room
Laughing at the thunder like it meant nothing
Now every quiet night is loud with you
Every shadow in the doorway’s watching
You drew a halo on my bedroom wall
Called it our escape
Called it our future
But your gentle hands wrote something small
A hidden warning in your sutures
[Chorus]
Your love was venomous
Sweet on the surface
Burning my trust
You turned so effortless
From soft-spoken angel to something unjust
In my chest
In the dark
You’re the evil in a beating heart
You smile
Then pull the trigger
(oh why)
You’re a beautiful
Patient killer
[Verse 2]
I kept the letters in a kitchen drawer
Coffee stains and all your cheap promises
You said
“I’m broken
But I’ll try once more”
I heard “I’ll break you just to feel something”
You kissed my tears like you were saving me
Hands on my face like I was precious
But every comfort
Every charity
Left another bruise where you touched us
[Chorus]
Your love was venomous
Sugar on the tongue
Then it turned to rust
You moved so effortless
Leaving little pieces of me in the dust
In my chest
In the dark
You’re the evil in a beating heart
You laugh
Then pull the trigger
(oh why)
You’re a beautiful
Patient killer
[Bridge]
Tell me why
Why do I miss what cut me open
Tell me why
I chase the hand that left me broken
If I was nothing
Why do your shadows still crawl up my spine
If you were everything
Why did you stain every “yours” and “mine”
[Chorus]
Your love was venomous
Soft at the start
Then it turned to ash
You move so effortless
Walking away from the wreck and the crash
In my chest
In the dark
You’re the evil in a beating heart
You wave
Then pull the trigger
(oh why, oh why)
You’re a beautiful
Patient killer

Dark pop ballad with moody piano, sparse bass pulses, and distant atmospheric pads. Verses stay intimate and whispered; chorus widens with stacked, reverbed harmonies and a slow, heavy drum groove. Occasional distorted guitar swells underline the “killer” lines, male vocals aching and raw, building to a final, broken-down outro., sad