I KNOW LUST [Intro — low, smoky, almost spoken] Oh, I know that look. Don’t confuse knowing the fire with knowing what keeps you warm. [Verse 1] I know lust by the way it walks in, Like it already knows my name, I know want when it pulls up a chair, Strikes a match and feeds the flame. I know the rush of being chosen, That little lightning in my blood, I know exactly what desire is— But I don’t know love. [Verse 2] I know chemistry and bad decisions, Know midnight dressed up like fate, Know the kind of kiss that makes you think You found something worth the wait. I know wanting to be wanted, Lord, I’ve studied that enough, I could write the damn book on hunger— But I don’t know love. [Chorus] I know lust. I know want. I know heat when the lights go low. I know sparks, I know smoke, I know every warning I ignored. I know how a fire finds me, I know what it leaves when it’s done. I know lust. Baby, I know want. But I don’t know love. [Turnaround — dirty guitar] Mmm. That’s a different thing, ain’t it? [Verse 3] Maybe love ain’t the lightning, Maybe that’s where I got confused, Maybe it don’t leave you guessing, Maybe it’s got nothing left to prove. Maybe my heart learned excitement From everything that came undone, So peace walked right up beside me— And I didn’t know what it was. [Chorus] ’Cause I know lust. I know want. I know heat when the lights go low. I know sparks, I know smoke, I know every warning I ignored. I know how a fire finds me, I know what it leaves when it’s done. I know lust. Baby, I know want. But I don’t know love. [Bridge — band pulls back] So tell me— Does love make your pulse race Or finally let it slow? Does it kick the damn door open Or knock soft enough to know? Does it taste like desperation, Or like nothing you have to chase? Maybe I kept calling thunder love ’Cause I never learned the shape Of something safe. [Instrumental — slow-burning guitar solo] [Final Verse] I still like a little lightning. Hell, I hope I always do. I want somebody who can light the match And still be there when it burns through. I don’t need another lesson In disappearing when it gets tough. I know lust. I know want. Maybe now— I’m ready to know love. [Final Chorus — restrained, then building] I know lust. I know want. I know heat when the lights go low. I know sparks, I know smoke, I know how far that road can go. But if love is something steadier That still knows how to raise my blood— I know lust. I know want. Now teach me something about love. [Outro — nearly spoken] I know the fire. I’m just learning what keeps me warm.
