[Verse 1] I walked out, leather boots on a table of bones Night smelled like kerosene, wolves humming low He said my name like a half-forgotten prayer I laughed — oh darling, I’ve burned brighter than your nightmares Cold moon on my shoulder, rings of tarnished gold There’s a road behind me no one ever owned If you want me, you chase fire with gasoline But don’t cry when the flames learn your name [Chorus] ’Cause I’ve got silver tongue fever And a wildfire heart I don’t love — I haunt I don’t stay — I depart I’ll kiss you like a promise You’ll swear you saw God But come morning You’ll find only dust in your palms [Verse 2] You think I’m some velvet-eyed saint in the dark But I’ve danced with raven spirits tearing worlds apart I learned to smile with a knife behind lace To live is to gamble the shape of your own face You said “stay” like a house built of shivering glass But love like yours breaks easy — I let the moment pass Storm clouds gather where my footsteps fade I never belonged to the plans you made [Chorus] ’Cause I’ve got silver tongue fever And a wildfire heart I don’t love — I haunt I don’t stay — I depart I’ll kiss you like a promise You’ll swear you saw God But come morning You’ll find only dust in your palms [Bridge] I don’t mean to ruin every cathedral I touch But every altar turned to smoke taught me too much If you wanted an angel, you should have closed your door You invited a storm — and storms ask for more [Final Chorus] Silver tongue fever Wildfire heart You’ll remember my voice Long after I’m gone Not a lover Not a ghost Something older than both And I leave no footprints Only echoes in your throat
