[Verse 1]
You sit three rows back in class
Same coffee
Same chipped cup
You walk me home from distance
Eyes on every window up
I feel a prickle on my neck
Like a secret saying hi
Your shadow stretches long and thin
Every time I pass you by
[Chorus]
You're sugar on the knife
Sweet on the edge of something vicious
Your name all over my life
Written in red
Careful and religious
I should run
I should hide
But you fit in every empty space inside
Sugar on the knife
And somehow I like the taste
[Verse 2]
Someone scratched my door last night
Perfect circles
Perfect care
Every photo on my dresser
Turned to face your favorite chair
You hum the songs I hum alone
How did you get in my room?
I smell your cologne on my pillow
Like a promise
Like a wound
[Chorus]
You're sugar on the knife
Sweet on the edge of something vicious
Your name all over my life
Written in red
Careful and religious
I should run
I should hide
But you fit in every empty space inside
Sugar on the knife
And somehow I like the taste
[Bridge]
I found the wall with all my faces
Strings and circles
Dates and places
My hair taped in a folded note
(You loved me first)
You kept the messages I never sent
Every route
Every accident
You carved my heartbeat in your throat
(It’s gonna hurt)
[Chorus]
You're sugar on the knife
Sweet on the edge of something vicious
Your name all over my life
Written in red
Careful and religious
I am scared
I am tied
But I open up the door and let you inside
Sugar on the knife
Come closer
Press it in deep (oh)
Sugar on the knife
If you’re the wound
Then I’m the sleep