[Intro] In the dark… it starts again… [Verse 1] Shadow in your arms, vertigo begins One breath you hate me, then you pull me in Same blade, same game, every single night Watch me shatter and you call it moonlight Strike the match, then leave me in the cold Lock the door and laugh when the story’s old I still reach for the hand that breaks me slow Even your absence wears a crooked halo [Pre-Chorus] I’ve been bleeding in the quiet, begging for a sign But you never flinch, do you? You watch me disappear and you feel divine While I’m… [Chorus — first explosion] TEARING OUT MY HEART just to keep you close! RIPPING OFF MY SKIN just to reach my ghost! DROWNING IN THE DARK, still calling it home! This sick, sick love — the only one I know! Got me on my knees — have you no mercy? Every cut you give me, I moan “thank you, baby” If you ever loved me… never let me go! [Verse 2] Thorns around your fingers, wrapped around my throat You smile in the mirror while my heartbeat slows I could run away, but the pain feels like us So I stay in the fire and I call it love [Pre-Chorus] I’ve been bleeding in the quiet, begging for a sign But you never flinch, do you? You watch me disappear and you feel divine While I’m… [Chorus — even bigger] TEARING OUT MY HEART just to keep you close! RIPPING OFF MY SKIN just to reach my ghost! DROWNING IN THE DARK, still calling it home! This sick, sick love — the only one I know! Got me on my knees — have you no mercy? Every cut you give me, I moan “thank you, baby” If you ever loved me… never let me go! [Bridge — huge orchestral swell, voice cracks] Under the blood moon, I still scream your name Even when it kills me, I feed the flame If loving you is poison, then drown me slow I don’t want salvation, I just need you to know! [Final Chorus — absolute explosion, taiko + bells] TEARING OUT MY HEART just to keep you close! THIS IS MY SICK LOVE — the only one I know! DROWNING IN YOUR DARKNESS, never letting go! This sick, sick love — God, it feels like home! Got me on my knees — mercy is a joke! Every scar you give me, I still call it hope! I’ve given you my soul… nothing left to give! In this sick, sick love… I CHOOSE TO LIVE! [Outro] (everything drops to solo cello + whisper, fading) In the dark… it never ends… My sick love… my sick love… I still choose you.
