Backseat to Bruise-Colored Rearview (Acoustic Emo Remix)

[Intro] [clean electric guitar eighth-note pattern, acoustic guitar strumming] [Verse 1] [tenor vocals enter] You pulled up slow on my street Headlights off but my heart high beam Said you're sorry, chewing on the word like a cherry stem between your teeth I learned your lies by heart Every pause, every practiced scar We were two kids in your borrowed car Now I'm counting all the exits in the dark [Chorus] [distorted electric guitar enters, full drums] You're a vampire, baby, drain me dry Left teeth marks in the back of my mind Got my hands on the wheel but I still shake 'Cause I drove past your place and I hit the brake You said forever then you changed your tune Guess forever meant until next June Good for you, if you sleep just fine But I choke on every word you left behind [Verse 2] [drums drop to kick and snare, palm-muted guitar] Your sweater's still on my chair I keep it there like a dare Try it on just to feel you gone Like a ghost pressed into the cloth in there You took her out on those same roads Showed her all our secret jokes Taught her every line you used on me Like a song that you keep on repeat [Chorus] [full band, high energy] You're a vampire, baby, drain me dry Left teeth marks in the back of my mind Got my hands on the wheel but I still shake 'Cause I drove past your place and I hit the brake You said forever then you changed your tune Guess forever meant until next June Good for you, if you sleep just fine But I choke on every word you left behind [Bridge] [piano enters, guitar volume swells] You said I was too intense, yeah you liked me tame Now you're biting her neck and you're saying my name Got on my jacket, got on my seat Got her singing my lines over my old beat I bled for a boy who can't stand the truth You want quiet girls, soft lives, clean shoes I got tire marks, black eyes, red eyes, proof Got a mouth like a wound and it's aimed at you [Chorus] [maximum volume, layered vocal harmonies] You want me nice, I'm done, I'm through I hope your mirror keeps telling you you Every late night drive, every cheap excuse Every "I'm so proud" that you twisted into use [Outro] [acoustic guitar only, vocals softening] I watched that house in your rearview fade small But it still feels huge all those miles And you're still here in the cracks of every bitter tear I'm screaming, singing in this empty room All my friends in the dark with me too Five hearts broken all because of you We turn our hurt into something you can't undo [final acoustic guitar chord rings out]