Ghost with Needle Teeth

Through sewer grates and shattered stone, You find me bleeding out alone. Your throat still grates death's broken hymn, As frostbite grips my trembling skin. I swore I buried you that night, Nailed the coffin, locked it tight. But love like yours leaves open wounds, And now you’re crawling through. Ghost with needle teeth, Gnawing through my veins. Scratching at my ribs, Still whispering my name. You kissed me first, you broke me last, Left my lungs full of shattered glass. Now every night you dig me up, Just to drain my blood from hollowed bones. I swore I buried you that night, Nailed the coffin, locked it tight. But love like yours leaves open wounds, And now you’re crawling through. Ghost with needle teeth, Tearing through my skin. Ripping out my breath, So I can’t love again. Through rusted wires and broken locks, You slip between the boards and gnaw. No priest can banish what remains, No fire burns away your name. You crawl inside, behind my ribs, Bite down hard till marrow splits. Each heartbeat writes you into me, A curse I’ll never set free. I swore I buried you that night, Nailed the coffin, locked it tight. But love like yours leaves open wounds, And now you’re crawling through. Ghost with needle teeth, Tearing through my skin. I buried you, But you still breathe within. Lyrics: Cheshirah