[Verse 1] Milk on my tongue Broken glass grin Bootsteps in echoing tunnels White cuffs stained thin Laugh in the dark Static in my head Choirboys carved into statues Eyes painted red [Chorus] Round and round the ultraviolence Teeth like music Cut in silence Sing me sweet Then twist the knife Spin the wheel of my clockwork life Round and round the ultraviolence Prayers get swallowed in the sirens Hold me close Then break my spine I am yours on the long cold line [Verse 2] Streetlamp halo On my sharp smile Old men clutching their crosses We waltz for a while Tick in my brain Dripping from the walls Saints on the television Laughing at my calls [Chorus] Round and round the ultraviolence Teeth like music Cut in silence Sing me sweet Then twist the knife Spin the wheel of my clockwork life Round and round the ultraviolence Prayers get swallowed in the sirens Hold me close Then break my spine I am yours on the long cold line [Bridge] Eyes propped open Flood of white Hear that voice “Be good Be right” But my hands Still draw that line Red on tile In perfect time (ohhh) [Chorus] Round and round the ultraviolence Teeth like music Cut in silence Sing me sweet Then twist the knife Spin the wheel of my clockwork life Round and round the ultraviolence Prayers get swallowed in the sirens Hold me close Then break my spine I am yours on the long cold line
