Trigger Dreaming

Your perfume on his jacket, Don’t sweat it, angel I’ve seen this play before. Every line you whisper’s Just another loaded metaphor. You wanted what you wanted, didn’t care who bled, You said “pull it,” I stayed aimed instead. Now I’m tracing all the stories You painted with your breath, Half alive and half in glory, Half a bullet shy of death. And will you tell all your friends You had me hanging by a thread? This was only trigger dreaming, Just another shot worth taking. Will you tell all your friends I was the sin inside your bed? This was only trigger dreaming, Only trigger dreaming. You talk sweet behind the curtain, Selling dreams you don’t believe. I’m outside, still uncertain, Am I watching love or greed? You’re a poet with a pistol tongue, You kiss like smoke that stains the lungs. Praying for the hit, pretending I’m not shaking, Loading up excuses I’ve been making. If you never ask, I’ll never tell We both learned how to lie too well. I stay cracked and jealous through this, For one simple reason I can’t forget. Need to keep you in mind like A bullet I ain’t fired yet. I stay cracked and jealous through this, For this simple reason I Keep you burning behind my eyelids, Something hollow, left alive.