[Switchblade Sugar] [Intro] Switchblade Sugar Mmm She tastes like trouble Candy-apple kiss Brass knuckle cuddle Bare feet on the blacktop Cherry on her tongue Laugh like a match when the wind comes [Harmony] (Ah-ah) sweet on the outside (Ah-ah) steel on the inside (Ah-ah) run if you like life She’s my switchblade sugar tonight [Verse 1] She got salt in her hair From the grey Oregon tide Sippin’ drip on Alberta With the storm in her eyes Pink hoodie Brass ring Tattoo peeking from her sleeve Says “angel” on her collar But that halo’s got teeth [Pre-Chorus] She’ll smile like Sunday Then cut like a Monday call You think you’re the hunter You’re just pinned to her wall [Chorus] Switchblade Sugar, yeah, she knows your name Got that sweet on the tongue, cold on the flame One little kiss, now you're out of your lane Switchblade Sugar, you'll be back again Got that honey on the blade, laughing like a game She's all you want, and all your common sense (Switchblade Sugar) tastes like sin and saving grace [Verse 2] She burn rubber through St. Johns Cherry skirt in the breeze Old Ford growlin’ under her Boot heel on the dreams Cocoa in Cannon Beach Laughin’ in the freezing rain She’ll warm your frozen fingers While she’s pickin’ through your chains [Pre-Chorus] She’ll hold your secrets Then trade ‘em for a better view You think she’s your shelter She’s just passin’ through [Chorus] Switchblade Sugar, yeah, she knows your name Got that sweet on the tongue, cold on the flame One little kiss, now you're out of your lane Switchblade Sugar, you'll be back again Got that honey on the blade, laughing like a game She's all you want, and all your common sense (Switchblade Sugar) burns like whiskey in your veins [Verse 3] Neon by the river Under bridges drippin’ rust She’s blowin’ on the dice Sayin’ “Baby Learn to trust” Marionberry smile Smudged across that outlaw grin You don’t know if it’s a blessing Or the start of your end [Bridge] [Call-and-response over a dirty funk vamp] Lead: Who taught you to smile like that? Crowd: Sugar Sugar Cut ‘em to the bone Lead: Who put that switch in your laugh? Crowd: Sweet little saint with a heart of chrome Lead: Are you love or are you lawless? Crowd: Both in the same red dress Lead: Are you mercy Are you menace? Crowd: Yes Yes Yes Yes [Spoken-Word] (Low, half-whispered) She says “I bake pies for the neighbors And I bury my doubts deep I kiss boys in dark driveways Then I leave ‘em in their sleep You can hold my hand You can taste my tongue But you better count your fingers When the night is done” [Extended Bridge] [Band breaks down Claps and stomps] Switchblade sugar (clap, clap) take what she needs Switchblade sugar (clap, clap) make a grown man bleed She’s a daisy in the muzzle She’s a Bible in the bar She’s the map out of Portland And the wreck of your car [Chorus] Switchblade Sugar, yeah, she knows your name Got that sweet on the tongue, cold on the flame One little kiss, now you're out of your lane Switchblade Sugar, you'll be back again Got that honey on the blade, laughing like a game She's all you want, and all your common sense (Switchblade Sugar) you’ll come back for one more taste [Outro] [Spoken over fading groove] “Soft hands Hard rules Baby I’ll hold you ‘til the sirens sing” Her laugh rides out on Highway 26 Sweet on your lips Sharp in the rearview Switchblade sugar (oh) she’s already gone from you
