Ring in Your Ribcage

[Verse 1]
Restaurant napkin like a little white flag
Her lipstick on the rim of my glass
Hands shaking as I drop to one knee
You laugh first
Then you finally see
Box open
Like my whole damn chest
Cheap ring
But it’s all I have left
“Baby
Marry me
Make my last name yours”
The room goes quiet
I’m already sure
[Chorus]
Say yes
Put the ring in your ribcage
Brand my name in the inside of your veins (hey)
I don’t want a door I could ever walk through
I want a life that handcuffs me to you
Say yes
Don’t you dare let go
I built every tomorrow on this road
All I’ve got is shaking hands and you
Say yes
’cause I can’t leave this room
[Verse 2]
You look down
Like the floor grew teeth
Your smile folds
Like a bad movie scene
You say
“I’m sorry
I thought you understood
I love you
But not the way you think I should”
You talk about needing air and space
How the future’s just “too much” today
Every word is a slow clean break
But my heart hears nothing
Just a fire escape
[Chorus]
Say yes
Put the ring in your ribcage
Brand my name in the inside of your veins
You say you’re drowning in the weight of this room
I say I’m drowning in a world without you
Say yes
Or I come unglued
I tore down every exit for this truth
All I’ve got is shaking hands and you
Say yes
’cause I can’t lose this view
[Verse 3]
Parking lot lights in your wide
Wide eyes
Keys in your hand as you turn to drive
I’m already there at your car door frame
Smile painted on
But it feels like fangs
“Let’s talk”
And I slide in slow
Your phone buzzes
Straight to the floor
Tires cutting out of town too fast
Your questions
Buried under my laugh (oh yeah)
Back road gravel in the wheel-well song
No service
And the night too long
You say
“Take me home”
But I shake my head
“Home is anywhere I keep you
” I said
[Chorus]
Say yes
Put the ring in your ribcage
I’ll write vows on the walls of this place
If the world won’t bless it
I still will
I’ll build forever at the edge of your will
Say yes
And the locks all stay
You’re the prayer at the end of my days
Twisted or true
I swear this is love
Say yes
’cause I won’t give you up
[Bridge]
You beg
“This isn’t what love is”
I whisper
“It is for me”
Your tears cut through the dark like sirens
But no one else can hear you scream
[Chorus]
Say yes
Put the ring in your ribcage
Stitch my name where your heartbeat shakes
If freedom means a life where we’re through
Then I’ll choose chains if the chains mean you
Say yes
Let the world turn black
No map
No road
No way back
All I’ve got is shaking hands and you
Say yes
Or I’m already doomed

rock, Dark, cinematic alternative rock; male vocals. Slow-burn first verse over clean, chorus-drenched guitars and tom-heavy drums, then chorus slams in with gritty rhythm guitar and roomy snare. Second verse leans tense and syncopated, bass circling obsessively. Third verse explodes into double-time, distorted leads, and shouted gang vocals in the hook. Occasional eerie backing “whoa”s and whispered doubles to heighten the unhinged turn.