Red Like Mercury

[Verse 1]
You said you liked my damage
Traced my scars like constellations on your skin
Laughing in the bathroom
Smearing lipstick on the mirror as you spin
[Pre-Chorus]
You called it fate
I called it drowning slow
You pulled me in
Just to let me go
[Chorus]
Her lips were red like Mercury
Poisoned with a twisted melody
Every kiss another casualty
But I still drink you down so recklessly
Her lips were red like Mercury
Burning through the best of me
I know you’re killing every part of me
But I keep chasing that diseased harmony
[Verse 2]
You only text at midnight
Photos from the party that you crashed
Name me in a rumor
Swear you’re loyal with your fingers crossed in back
[Pre-Chorus]
You taste like lies
Sweet enough to trust
I touch your face
And turn to rust
[Chorus]
Her lips were red like Mercury
Poisoned with a twisted melody
Every kiss another casualty
But I still drink you down so recklessly
Her lips were red like Mercury
Burning through the best of me
I know you’re killing every part of me
But I keep chasing that diseased harmony
[Bridge]
You hum my name like a curse (oh)
Soft and slow till it hurts
We crash
We cry
We repeat
Play the same bad dream on repeat
[Chorus]
Her lips were red like Mercury
Poisoned with a twisted melody
Every kiss another casualty
Still I’m addicted to the agony
Her lips were red like Mercury
Staining every memory
I know you’re killing every part of me
But I keep singing that diseased harmony

Dark moody alt-pop with male vocals; pulsing synth bass and sparse tom groove in the verses, then a wide, bruised chorus with washed-out guitars and stacked harmonies. Subtle distorted vocal doubles on key words for a feverish feel, with a late-song dynamic drop to almost a whisper before the final hook blooms back in with saturated drums and synth swells.