[Verse 1]
I keep my hands in my sleeves
At the edge of the sink
Mirror got my name wrong
Still I know what it thinks
The marks on my skin
Look like old black maps
One wrong touch and I’m back
Right back in the trap
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t lean in
Don’t let it call
One small spark
And I lose it all
It burns slow
Under the cloth
I bite my tongue
To keep it off
[Chorus]
Venomous scars
Venomous scars
Don’t let me touch
Venomous scars
One little scratch
And I start to fall
Venomous scars
They know it all
[Verse 2]
I learned the shape of the ache
By the pull in my wrist
How the past likes to smile
When it hears me hiss
Soap on my fingers
Cold water, tight jaw
I wash and I wash
But I still feel the claw
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t lean in
Don’t let it call
One small spark
And I lose it all
It burns slow
Under the cloth
I bite my tongue
To keep it off
[Chorus]
Venomous scars
Venomous scars
Don’t let me touch
Venomous scars
One little scratch
And I start to fall
Venomous scars
They know it all
[Bridge]
If I leave them alone
Maybe I make it through
If I keep my hands down
Maybe I cut clean through
But they hum in my blood
Like a locked-up door
I can hear my own name
On the floor
[Final Chorus]
Venomous scars
Venomous scars
Don’t let me touch
Venomous scars
One little scratch
And I start to fall
Venomous scars
They know it all
Venomous scars
Venomous scars
I step away
But they still call