[Verse 1]
You trace a cross on my wrist with your thumb
Like you’re swearing an oath you’ll never confess
Eyes say “run” but your mouth just hums
Some half-born hymn of hunger and unrest
Shadows learn our names on the wall behind the bed
[Prechorus]
Is it mercy
Is it madness
When you pull me near?
I taste every word you’re too afraid to say in my ear
[Chorus]
Heaven in the hush
Hell in the heartbeat
Every stolen touch
Burning where our mouths meet
You say
“Don’t fall in love
” but you breathe me in slow
Forbidden like a prayer that nobody should know
Heaven in the hush
And we’re sinking below
[Verse 2]
Your ring leaves a circle of pale on your hand
You hide it like a wound when you’re touching my skin
We talk about nothing
So close we can’t stand
How a storm can stay quiet before it caves in
You laugh
But your pupils are black with the truth we won’t name
[Prechorus]
If we turned on all the lights
Would we disappear?
Or would the damage finally step out and appear?
[Chorus]
Heaven in the hush
Hell in the heartbeat
Every stolen touch
Burning where our mouths meet
You say
“Don’t fall in love
” but you breathe me in slow
Forbidden like a prayer that nobody should know
Heaven in the hush
And we’re sinking below
[Bridge]
Your voice is a key in the lock of my ribs
You whisper “forget me” and tighten your grip
I’m a ghost in your daylight
A bruise in your sheets
You’re the cross on my shoulder I drag through the streets
Tell me
Are we blessed
Or just beautifully cursed?
Would you drown with me gladly
Or save yourself first?
[Chorus]
Heaven in the hush
Hell in the heartbeat
Every secret word
Dripping off our