[Verse 1] You said my name Like a sacred thing Eyes on my lips While you wore that ring Empty promises Written on my skin Every “forever” Had an exit in it [Pre-Chorus] I danced in circles Round your secret life You held my waist But you hid the knife You kissed my doubts Till they disappeared Baby I was brave You were only scared [Chorus] Ashes on the dancefloor Love burned out in slow motion You turned my heart into a war zone Then called it devotion Spinning in the strobe light I see every lie you sold We were fire in the dark Now I’m dancing on the coals Ashes on the dancefloor Where your story lost control [Verse 2] You talk in smoke I can taste the trace Names in your phone That you can’t erase Your shirt still smells Like a stranger’s perfume I read the truth In the mess of this room [Pre-Chorus] You say you’re broken Like it makes it right But every “sorry” Is a practiced line You beg for mercy On a borrowed throne Boy You fear the cage More than sleeping alone [Chorus] Ashes on the dancefloor Love burned out in slow motion You turned my heart into a war zone Then called it devotion Spinning in the strobe light I see every lie you sold We were fire in the dark Now I’m dancing on the coals Ashes on the dancefloor Where your story lost control [Bridge] [Beat drops to bass and claps] (Female) You only loved me When the lights were low (Male) I only loved you In the afterglow (Female) I gave you blood You gave me alibis (Male) I drowned your truth Under sweeter lies (Female) So raise a glass To the things we killed (Male) To the trust To the touch To the homemade guilt (Both) We were saints for a minute Then we broke that spell Now we dance Now we dance On what used to be our hell [Chorus] Ashes on the dancefloor Love burned out in slow motion You turned my heart into a war zone Then called it devotion Spinning in the strobe light I see every lie you sold We were fire in the dark Now I’m dancing on the coals Ashes on the dancefloor And I’m taking back my soul
