Verse 1 — Low, intimate, seductive
You’re becoming my favorite bad habit
The one I don’t wanna outrun
I get high on the way that you want me
With three little words under my tongue
We keep dancing around the confession
Like saying it might kill the high
But if this isn’t love, then tell me
Why nothing else makes me feel this alive
Pre-Chorus — Breathy, building
Every time you pull me closer
It gets harder not to let it slip
I can feel it burning in my mouth now
Every time you kiss my lips
Chorus — Full, dark, emotional
So I keep it under my tongue
Let it burn, let it taste like you
You’re my favorite kind of dangerous
The only high that feels like home
I’m one kiss from a confession
One heartbeat from coming undone
So until you’re ready to hear it
I’ll keep three words under my tongue
Verse 2 — Warm, vulnerable
You know where all of my edges are hidden
Still you touch me like nothing could cut
I’ve slept with my guard up beside me
But with you, I don’t need it as much
Your side of the bed feels like gravity
And leaving gets harder each time
I keep finding new reasons to love you
And losing my reasons to hide
Pre-Chorus — Stronger, impatient
Every time you pull me closer
It gets harder not to let it slip
I can feel it burning in my mouth now
Every time you kiss my lips
Chorus — Bigger, aching
So I keep it under my tongue
Let it burn, let it taste like you
You’re my favorite kind of dangerous
The only high that feels like home
I’m one kiss from a confession
One heartbeat from coming undone
So until you’re ready to hear it
I’ll keep three words under my tongue
Bridge — Bare → breaking open
Maybe I’ve been scared of saying it
Like the words could change what we’ve become
But I’ve swallowed it a thousand times
And I’m done keeping it under my tongue
(Almost whispered)
I love you
(Stronger)
I love you
(Raw, explosive)
God, I fucking love you
Final Chorus — Explosive, then release
I can’t keep it under my tongue
Let it burn, let it come out true
You’re my favorite kind of dangerous
And God, I’m so in love with you
I’m done choking back the confession
Done pretending I don’t know what I want
Three little words I’ve been dying to tell you—
God, I fucking love you