[Verse 1] I got a suit full of bad decisions Pocket full of grudges and forbidden visions Mama said, "Boy, keep your mouth on a leash" But my tongue do cartwheels in the middle of a feast Velvet on the wound, and the wound stay clean I can make a sin look like a Sunday dream Met her by the door with a key in her grin Said, "You look like trouble, let me let you in" I don't need permission, I need a drum break Need a little danger with a sugar-slick shake Gold on the cuff, and a lie in the laugh I been bending the rules like a trumpet in brass [Pre-Chorus] If the sky start cracking If the whole room leans I still want your name On my tongue, in between If the floor start shaking And the choir get loud I want one last spin With my hands in the crowd [Chorus] Unless today is the end of the world (Unless today is the end) Hold me like a bad idea (Like a bad idea) Unless today is the end of the world (Unless today is the end) I keep my crown, I keep my curl And I dance with the edge again [Verse 2] Got a brass-band heart in a paper-thin chest I been dressed for the fire like the rest of the guests She got a laugh like a lock on a hidden room And a stare that could bloom in a burial tomb We been trading small truths for a little bit of heat Big hands, little mercy, and a syncopated beat I said, "Don't act holy when you know you ain't" She said, "Boy, I was born with a beautiful stain" I bite my pride down, let the rhythm decide Let the bass line roll like a tide in my ride Every taboo word tastes sweeter in the dark Every stolen little spark leaves a permanent mark [Pre-Chorus] If the sky start cracking If the whole room leans I still want your name On my tongue, in between If the floor start shaking And the choir get loud I want one last spin With my hands in the crowd [Chorus] Unless today is the end of the world (Unless today is the end) Hold me like a bad idea (Like a bad idea) Unless today is the end of the world (Unless today is the end) I keep my crown, I keep my curl And I dance with the edge again [Bridge] String section climbing like a prayer in a bruise I got one last yes and I know what to lose If the curtain comes down, let it come down slow I want your hard truth where the soft notes go So clap for the crooked, the cursed, and the fly For the half-lost kiss and the alibi If this whole thing ends, let the ending be kind With your hand in mine and the fire behind [Chorus] Unless today is the end of the world (Unless today is the end) Hold me like a bad idea (Like a bad idea) Unless today is the end of the world (Unless today is the end) I keep my crown, I keep my curl And I dance with the edge again
