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Complicated Creatures

[singer A] I’m the man who’ll hold you steady in the dark I’m the same one who’ll leave and leave no mark I’m the warmth you crawl toward out of winter I’m the frost that works you loose like splinters I’ll kneel and pray on Sunday morning Then damn my own name without warning I’m the sermon and the sin I’m the wolf beneath the skin [melodic transition] [singer B] I'm the woman who'll cook for you at midnight I'm the same one who'll leave without a fight I'm the fire that keeps you warm in winter I'm the cold that gets under your skin like splinters I'll pray for you on Sunday morning Then curse your name without a warning I'm the church and I'm the street I'm the gospel and the beat [transition] [singer A] You think you read me clean? Come down here — see what I mean I’m a king, I’m a wreck I’m the noose around my neck I’m the honey, I’m the sting I’m the silence, I’m the scream I’m a ghost walkin’ through fire I’m the truth and I’m the liar I’m a blessing and a curse I’m the better and the worse Don’t try to fix me, don’t try to save me I’m every man who ever made you crazy [transition] [singer B] You think you figured me out? Baby, let me clear that doubt I'm a queen, I'm a wreck I'm the hand around your neck I'm the honey, I'm the sting I'm the silence, I'm the scream I'm a saint walkin' through fire I'm the truth and I'm the liar I'm a blessing and a curse I'm the better and the worse Don't try to fix me, don't try to save me I'm every woman who ever made you crazy [melodic transition] [singer A] I’m the one who forgives too easy I’m the one who turns cold and leaves you I’ll carry your weight when the world gets heavy Then disappear when I’m not ready I’m the scars that no one sees I’m the thunder on my knees I’m laughing so I don’t break I’m the ache you can’t unmake [transition] [singer B] I'm the one who forgives too easy I'm the one who makes it hard and leaves you I'll hold you down when the world gets heavy Then walk away when I'm not ready I'm the scars that nobody sees I'm the thunder on my knees I'm laughing so I don't cry I'm the reason and the why [instrumental] [singer A] I’m a king, I’m a wreck I’m the noose around my neck I’m the honey, I’m the sting I’m the silence, I’m the scream I’m a ghost walkin’ through fire I’m the truth and I’m the liar I’m a blessing and a curse I’m the better and the worse Don’t try to fix me — don’t you dare try to save me — I’m every man who ever made you crazy [singer B] I'm a queen, I'm a wreck I'm the hand around your neck I'm the honey, I'm the sting I'm the silence, I'm the scream I'm a saint walkin' through fire I'm the truth and I'm the liar I'm a blessing and a curse I'm the better and the worse Don't try to fix me — don't you dare try to save me — I'm every woman who ever made you crazy [outro] Complicated creature… Complicated creature… That’s all I am, baby… Complicated creature…