[Verse 1]
Blue eyes in the rearview glare
Dark humor on your tongue like prayer
We joke about the trauma bond
Like it’s cute
Like it’s something we want
Hand holding in the waiting room
Heartbeat pacing with the clock’s tick-boom
You laugh about the last crash scene
Airbag dust
Your teeth all white
My knuckles green
[Chorus]
It’s a psychological cry
In the middle of the night
You call it therapy
Medicated passion in my veins
You pour the gasoline
I strike the flame
We’re breathing in the smoke of what we’ve done
Every kiss feels like a loaded gun
We call it care
We call it empathy
But it’s burning both of us
Quietly
[Verse 2]
Stories of that traumatic arrest
You trace the bruises that you can’t forget
Say the sirens still sing in your head
I say I like the sound
You say “that’s sick” instead
We swap scars like trading cards
Sidewalk tales and shattered yards
You say you’re too broken to belong
I say “same
” and we both hold on
[Chorus]
It’s a psychological cry
In the middle of the night
You call it therapy
Medicated passion in my veins
You pour the gasoline
I strike the flame
We’re breathing in the smoke of what we’ve done
Every kiss feels like a loaded gun
We call it care
We call it empathy
But it’s burning both of us
Quietly
[Bridge]
Crash into me when you can’t stand
I’ll make a tourniquet out of my hands
We’re laughing on the way down
Half alive (yeah)
Hand holding through the panic lights (oh)
[Chorus]
It’s a psychological cry
In the middle of the night
You call it therapy
Medicated passion in my veins
You pour the gasoline
I strike the flame
We’re breathing in the smoke of what we’ve done
Every kiss feels like a loaded gun
We call it care
We call it empathy
But it’s burning both of us
Burning both of us
Quietly