Black Milk Alarm

Black milk Red light Tongue goes Wrong right Sip slow Jaw sparks Somewhere in me Starts the alarm Silver in the glass rim Sweetness in the smoke Looked like something tender Till the first mouthful broke Cold down the throatline Heat behind the eyes Body hit the warning Before the second bite Sugar with a switchblade Velvet with a sting Every little good thing Came wired to a ring I could feel the siren Humming in the bone Like the drink had found a code Only my blood knows Red in the pulse Red in the cheeks Red in the little machine underneath No one said stop No one said run Everybody there knew What I’d become Black milk alarm Sweet with a blade Body says no But the mouth says stay Black milk alarm Siren in the veins Every pretty little warning Tastes good this way Black milk alarm Red bloom, white noise I can hear the danger Turning into choice Drink it Drink it Black milk alarm Drink it Drink it Till the lights turn warm Kick drum in the floorboards Choir in the steam Metal in the lullaby Glitter in the scream Hands move half holy Half ready to fight Whole room going milk-white Right before the bite I like my mercy broken I like my honey wrong I like that split-second When the fear gets strong Tip the glass a little Watch the pupils flare Some things only bloom When the poison’s in the prayer Red in the pulse Red in the cheeks Red in the little machine underneath No one said stop No one said run Everybody there knew What I’d become Black milk alarm Sweet with a blade Body says no But the mouth says stay Black milk alarm Siren in the veins Every pretty little warning Tastes good this way Black milk alarm Red bloom, white noise I can hear the danger Turning into choice Hush now Drink slow Let the wrong little kingdom grow Teeth lit Eyes gold Heart learns what the throat won't hold If you want the miracle Watch what it costs My tongue turned black and started singing Like a fuse inside a cross Clink Flash Sugar Crash Clink Flash Velvet Ash Hey Black milk alarm Hey Let the whole thing swarm Black milk alarm Sweet with a blade Body says no But the mouth says stay Black milk alarm Siren in the veins Every pretty little warning Tastes good this way Black milk alarm Red bloom, white noise I can hear the danger Calling me by choice Black milk Red light Tongue goes Wrong right