I Only Have Screams For You

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Prompt / Lyrics

"They say love is patient. Love is kind. They never met my love. My love is sharp. My love is red. My love is the thing that keeps me company when the voices get lonely."

"This one's for her. The one who got away. The one whose face I kept. She doesn't sing anymore. But I sing enough for both of us."

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[VERSE 1 — SUNG]

I only have screams for you.
Nothing but screams, darling, through and through.
The voices in my head sang a song.
And the song said "cut along the dotted line."

I only have screams for you.
Every note is a wound. Every word is a bruise.
But they're yours. They're all yours.

I tried to give you flowers.
But the flowers turned to ash.
So I give you what I have.
I only have screams for you.

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[HOOK — SUNG]

I only have screams for you.
Won't you scream for me too?
The voices are singing in harmony.
I only have screams for you.
Just the blade. Just the blood. Just the beautiful sound.

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[VERSE 2 — SUNG]

I remember the night you left.
You said "Sammy, you're stealing pieces of me."
I said "darling, that's the point.
The scars are the only thing that last."

But you ran. You always run.
So I kept your face. I keep it close.
I pretend you're still here. I pretend you sing.
I pretend the voices are your voice.

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[BRIDGE — SPOKEN]

"You ever love someone who couldn't love you back? Someone who saw the blade before they saw the hand holding it? That's her. But I see her. Every night. Every song. She just doesn't know it yet."

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[VERSE 3 — SUNG]

So I sing to her face. The one on the shelf.
I sing to the thing I made myself.
"Darling, can't you see?
The voices made you part of me."

And she smiles. She always smiles.
She's the prettiest thing I ever kept.

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[FINAL HOOK — SUNG]

I only have screams for you.
Won't you scream for me too?
You're the only one in the crowd.
I only have screams for you.
And darling, I have screams for two.

I only have screams. I only have screams.
I only have screams for you.

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[OUTRO]

"That was the love song. That was the one I wrote for her. She doesn't know. But the voices hear. The voices always hear."

"Here's to you, darling. I hope you're screaming somewhere. I hope you're screaming for me too."

"I only have screams for you. And you only have screams for me. That's the love song. That's the only one we know."