[Verse 1]
You call it love
I call it sinking
Every word you say
Feels like drinking poison slow
You hold my hand
But it feels like tightening
Every tender touch
Another step where I let go
[Chorus]
It’s like a basement of hell when I’m with you
Every door locked, every window screwed
You say I’m your one, but I’m black and blue
I’m in love with hate
In love with what you do
Basement of hell when I’m with you
[Verse 2]
Tell me I’m weak
Then say I’m special
Twist the knife
While you wipe my tears away
You wear a smile
Like it’s something gentle
But I see the cracks
And I still beg you to stay
[Chorus]
It’s like a basement of hell when I’m with you
Every door locked, every window screwed
You say I’m your one, but I’m black and blue
I’m in love with hate
In love with what you do
Basement of hell when I’m with you
[Bridge]
If this is love
Why do I shake?
If this is home
Why does it break?
I hear my name
In your sharp little spell
I have to climb
Out of this basement of hell (oh)
[Chorus]
It’s that basement of hell when I’m with you
Every “I love you” feels untrue
You say I can’t leave, but I’m walking through
I was chained to hate
Now I’m cutting loose
Leaving the basement of hell that was you