[Verse 1] I met you on a Tuesday with your coat too thin Said the cold never bothered you, but your lips turned in You spoke like every word cost a pint of blood And I paid, gladly— With coins I stole from my sleep [Pre-Chorus] You said, “Don’t love me,” But the way you smiled Felt like a dare in the shape of a kiss [Chorus] And I’m bleeding through linen You're calm in the flood You called it love But you treat it like rust Slow and silent 'Til it eats through the frame Soft hands, sharp tongue You love like a blade [Verse 2] I watched you peel the paint from every door you touched You said destruction was honest That it always tells the truth But love is not a hammer—it’s the silence after one And I’ve been echoing in that quiet Like a name you won’t repeat [Pre-Chorus] I said, “Stay,” But you tied that word To a brick and tossed it back at me [Chorus] Now I’m bleeding through linen You're calm in the flood You called it love But you treat it like rust Slow and silent 'Til it eats through the frame Soft hands, sharp tongue You love like a blade [Verse 3 – New] You left your lighter on my windowsill, Still warm— Like the ghost of your hand Trying to hold something real I lit every candle just to feel less alone But fire doesn’t love It only burns And then it’s gone [Final Chorus – New, stripped down, intimate] Now I’m threadbare and open Like a coat you outgrew You called it love But you never quite knew How to hold it Without turning away Soft hands, sharp tongue You love like a blade And I let you.
