Sugar on the Blade

[Verse 1]
You said I was chosen
Like I should be grateful
Kissed me in the hallway
Cut me at the table
You dressed up your venom
Called it "just protectin'"
Every cracked apology
Came with one condition
[Pre-Chorus]
You hold me like a secret
You swear it's meant to save me
But every time you squeeze my hand
I feel you start to break me
[Chorus]
Love is sugar on the blade
Tastes so sweet until it slays
You wrap your arms around my neck
Call it heaven while I fade
Love can drag you to the grave
With a smile
With a promise you crave
Yeah
Love can kill you slow
And you’ll thank it
As you choke
[Verse 2]
You rewrote my memories
Till I lost my outline
Said my friends were jealous
Till they all were goodbye
You prayed for my patience
While you lit the matches
Watched me take the blame again
Standing in your ashes
[Pre-Chorus]
You say you’re all I needed
Your hurt is how you show it
But every time you say my name
You twist it and you own it
[Chorus]
Love is sugar on the blade
Tastes so sweet until it slays
You wrap your arms around my neck
Call it heaven while I fade
Love can drag you to the grave
With a smile
With a promise you crave
Yeah
Love can kill you slow
And you’ll thank it
As you choke
[Bridge]
This isn’t what they told us
This isn’t roses
Songs
Parades
It’s sleeping with your hands tied
Learning how to love the cage
You carved your name inside my skin
Said losing me would be a sin
But if this is what devotion is
I’d rather burn than live like this (live like this)
[Chorus]
Love is sugar on the blade
Tastes so sweet until it slays
You wrap your arms around my neck
Call it heaven while I fade
Love can drag you to the grave
With a smile
With a promise you crave
Yeah
Love can kill you slow
And it still won’t let you go
Love is sugar on the blade
And I’m bleeding
In your shade

rock, Moody dark pop-rock with female vocals; verses ride a stalking tom-heavy groove and tremolo guitar, pre-chorus tightens with pulsing synth bass, then chorus explodes with gritty power chords and stacked harmonies. Snare hits feel sharp and claustrophobic; bridge strips back to vocal and a single droning note before a final, crashing hook., pop