[Verse 1]
I was the wolf at the door
Teeth slick
Heart sore
Taking what I wanted
Leaving bodies in my war
You walked straight through my smoke
White dress
Soft joke
Said
"You look tired
Darling"
Like I wasn't built to choke
[Pre-Chorus]
How the hell you see a soul
In a blade and a black coat
How the fuck you taste the gold
In a mouth full of gun smoke
[Chorus]
You took my hands off the trigger
Pulled my name from the fire
Said
"Baby
You are more than ruin"
Turned my hell to a choir
I was a villain
Cold and violent
You kissed the blood from my skin
You said
"Live for me
Live for us"
And I was born again
[Verse 2]
I used to love the begging
Used to crave that fear
Now I just crave your heartbeat
Right here
Right here
You prayed over my scars
Cussed out all my ghosts
Whispered
"Fuck them
You're mine"
Like a blessing
Like a toast
[Pre-Chorus]
How the hell you hold me close
Knowing every crime I chose
How the fuck you call it love
While I'm shaking in your clothes
[Chorus]
You took my hands off the trigger
Pulled my name from the fire
Said
"Baby
You are more than ruin"
Turned my hell to a choir
I was a villain
Cold and violent
You kissed the blood from my skin
You said
"Live for me
Live for us"
And I was born again
[Bridge]
Now the ones I used to hunt
Sleep safe through the night
'Cause you taught these cursed hands
How to build
Not fight
I lay my head on your chest
Hear a church in your breath
If this is what love feels like
Let it kill my old self to death (yeah)
[Chorus]
You took my hands off the trigger
Pulled my name from the fire
Said
"Baby
You are more than ruin"
Turned my hell to a choir
I was a villain
Cold and violent
You kissed the blood from my skin
You said
"Live for me
Live for us"
And I was born again
[Outro Chorus]
(Oh) I was the fucking nightmare
Now I'm kneeling at your feet
Your soft little "I love you"
Brought a monster to his knees
Choirs screaming
Hearts exploding
As you drag me through the flame
Shout my new name
Shout it louder
I am healed
I am saved
I am tamed
You took my hands off the trigger
Ripped my past from my spine
Screamed
"Baby
You are mine forever"
As the dark turned divine
I was a villain
Goddamn violent
Now I'm your lion
Your man
You said
"Die for me
Live for us"
And I was born again
(and I was born again)