[Verse 1]
Violet eyes in the hallway glare
Locker door slam, chipped black nails
You flick your lighter, little flame
I look away fast, I don't know your name
You roll your eyes when I walk past
Like I'm some ghost from a class you trashed
You’re all black hoodie, bitten lip
I’m all bad timing and nervous grip
[Chorus]
Why do you hate my violet eyes?
You won't even look, you just walk right by
Act like I'm poison on your skin
But my heart keeps howling, let me in
You stand there breathing like the world’s on fire
Jaw so tight, like you choke on desire
If you don’t care, why’s your gaze so sharp?
What are you hiding in that hungry heart?
[Verse 2]
You flinch at bells like a gunshot crack
Always the last one to turn your back
At lunch you sit where the shadows spill
Knuckles white, fighting some private kill
Rumors crawl like ink through town
"Anger issues, don’t stick around"
But when the rain hits the parking lot
You look at the sky like you're begging it to stop
[Chorus]
Why do you hate my violet eyes?
You won't even look, you just walk right by
Act like I'm poison on your skin
But my heart keeps howling, let me in
You stand there breathing like the world’s on fire
Jaw so tight, like you choke on desire
If you don’t care, why’s your gaze so sharp?
What are you hiding in that hungry heart?
[Bridge]
[Band drops to toms and bass, vocal half-whispered]
I see your teeth when you think I’m gone
Like you're tasting blood from another dawn
You step away when I get too near
Like you’re scared of you, not scared of me here (yeah)
[Band slams back in, screams layered]
You’re the storm in the woods at night (oh)
I’m the girl dumb enough to bring a light (hey!)
If distance is armor wrapped in skin
Then why does it crack when I call you in?
[Chorus]
Why do you hate my violet eyes?
You won't even look, you just walk right by
Act like I'm poison on your skin
But my heart keeps howling, let me in
You stand there breathing like the world’s on fire
Jaw so tight, like you choke on desire
If you’re a curse, I’ll still take that mark
‘Cause something’s running in your wild, wild heart
[Outro]
Violet eyes
Locked on a loaded sky
You keep your distance
But I hear your wild heart cry