First Cut Burns the Deepest

[Verse 1]
You laughed in the doorway
Chewed that cherry gum
Said my name like a secret
Then walked off with someone
You'd lean a little too closer
Pull back right on time
Left your perfume on my jacket
But never your hand in mine
[Chorus]
First cut burns the deepest
You carved your mark in me
You were my first cold fever
My sweetest kind of cruelty
You lit me up then left me
To choke on every dream
First cut burns the deepest
Still hear you in my screams (yeah)
[Verse 2]
You'd call me up past midnight
Say
"You’re my only one"
Till I saw your shadow dancing
With another in the sun
You'd wear my old band t‑shirt
Then say
"We’re just friends"
Pulled me close in the kitchen
Pushed me out in the end
[Chorus]
First cut burns the deepest
You carved your mark in me
You were my first cold fever
My sweetest kind of cruelty
You lit me up then left me
To choke on every dream
First cut burns the deepest
Still hear you in my screams (oh)
[Bridge]
I was a kid with an open heart
You were a storm in a summer dress
You taught me love by tearing apart
Every soft place in my chest (hey)
Now every touch got teeth on it
Every kiss got a question mark
You were my first taste of torment
Still drinking you in the dark
[Chorus]
First cut burns the deepest
You carved your mark in me
You were my first cold fever
My sweetest kind of cruelty
You lit me up then left me
To drown inside this sea
First cut burns the deepest
But it woke the beast in me (yeah)
First cut burns the deepest
And it beats like a broken key

rock, Slow-burning blues-rock with dirty bass front and center, male vocals half-sung half-growled. Verse sits on a swampy groove with crunchy guitar stabs and roomy drums; chorus widens with stacked harmonies and a saturated slide guitar answering the vocal. Bridge strips to bass and voice, then explodes back into a full-band, overdriven final hook that lingers in feedback., blues