[Verse 1]
You found me in the parking lot
Jaw cracked
Hands tied behind my back
Pitchforks
Gasoline
Cheap courage
They wanted my head in a sack
You touched my cheek
Cold and rotting
Said
"Run
Idiot
" and cut the rope
Your warm wrist right by my teeth
I tasted iron and hope
[Chorus]
Dead hearts still beat when you’re near me
I ache
I crave
But I won’t feed
You’re the pulse in a body that’s gone
I want your blood
But I want you more
I want your blood
But I want you more
[Verse 2]
You paint my veins with drugstore makeup
Hoodies
Gloves in summer heat
Teach me how to fake my breathing
Count my breaths so I don’t eat
You laugh
“You’re disgusting
Darling”
Kiss my mouth that shouldn’t move
I clench my jaw till teeth start cracking
Every time your lips approve
[Chorus]
Dead hearts still beat when you’re near me
I ache
I crave
But I won’t feed
You’re the pulse in a body that’s gone
I want your blood
But I want you more
I want your blood
But I want you more
[Bridge]
They scream “monster” at the window
Torches crawling up the stairs
You slip a ring on my gray finger
Say
“Let them try
I dare”
[Chorus]
Dead hearts still beat when you’re near me
I ache
I starve
But I won’t feed
If this corpse bursts into flame for you
I’ll burn in love
Before I feast
I’ll burn in love
Before I feast