The Kind that Looks

[Verse 1] Back alley Behind history Dumpster steam Neon memory His hands Still warm on the air Like he’d just pulled Tomorrow from somewhere He said “Fire Wasn’t the point” Ash on his tongue Laugh in his voice I said “Then why The chains The pain The bird that keeps Coming back again?” [Chorus] You gave us hunger Not the kind that eats The kind that asks The kind that leaves Every answer Half in the dark You lit a question In my heart You gave us hunger That never looks away That stares and stares Until something breaks [Verse 2] He leaned On a cracked brick wall Looked like he’d Already seen it all “Beta version ” He flicked his ash “Fire was just Your starter pack” I thought of Every first bright spark Every tower Falling apart Every child With a thousand whys Tongue like a fuse Eyes like knives [Chorus] You gave us hunger Not the kind that eats The kind that asks The kind that bleeds Every answer Right through the page You lit a question Turned it to a blade You gave us hunger That never looks away That stares and stares Till the world can’t stay [Bridge] “What I really gave you ” He said “was the itch” The crack in the mirror The slip in the script The ache when the story Feels too small The urge to kick out The back of the wall” And his laugh Slow and dangerous Like a spoiler On the edge of his tongue Like he’d watched Every rise Every ruin And still thought “This part’s fun” (oh) [Chorus] You gave us hunger Not the kind that eats The kind that asks Till it’s on its knees Every answer Just feeds the flame Another why With another name You gave us hunger That never looks away The kind that looks The kind that looks The kind that looks And won’t look away