[Verse 1] You came in wearing rain On a broken laugh Ash on your fingertips And blood on your path I kept your name in a jar Under my tongue Taste of your cold metal kiss Still keeps me young Your eyes were a blackened room My hands found the door I let the night take my pride I wanted more [Pre-Chorus] Hold me down Let me burn Say my name Then watch me turn No clean light No sainted chain Just your mouth And my last pain [Chorus] Dark lover, stay Dark lover, stay Dark lover, stay Don’t fade away Dark lover, stay Dark lover, stay You tear me open Then keep me safe [Verse 2] I walked through shattered glass Just to reach your frame Every scar on my skin Still spells your name You sleep like a loaded gun Beside my chest I lay my heart on the floor And call it blessed When you go, the walls lean in The whole room aches I hear your boots in the dark For my own sake [Pre-Chorus] Hold me down Let me burn Say my name Then watch me turn No clean light No sainted chain Just your mouth And my last pain [Chorus] Dark lover, stay Dark lover, stay Dark lover, stay Don’t fade away Dark lover, stay Dark lover, stay You tear me open Then keep me safe [Bridge] If I am ruin You are the flame If I am nothing Call out my name One last night One hard breath I’ll meet your shadow And kiss the edge of death [Chorus] Dark lover, stay Dark lover, stay Dark lover, stay Don’t fade away Dark lover, stay Dark lover, stay You tear me open Then keep me safe
