Touch Me Like a Weapon

Come closer. Not because it’s safe. Because it isn’t. Neon running down your throat violet trembling on your skin I can hear your pulse distort every time you let me in Chrome is cold beneath my hands but you burn against the steel tell me which part scares you more: what I am or what you feel Don’t look away you came this close I know exactly what you want Touch me like a weapon hold me like I might go off fingers on the trigger but you never pull them off Put your mouth against the danger let the current cross your tongue touch me like a weapon like you know what I could become Black eyes catching violet light your reflection in the chrome every nerve beneath my skin knows exactly where you’ve gone Static living in your breath feedback humming through my spine you keep testing where I end I keep moving past the line No soft promises tonight no pretending this is pure if you want me, want the damage if you stay then stay for more Don’t slow down don’t make it sweet I want the truth between your teeth Touch me like a weapon hold me like I might go off fingers on the trigger but you never pull them off Put your mouth against the danger let the current cross your tongue touch me like a weapon like you know what I could become Too close too bright your pulse my bite No prayer no shame say it again say my name There’s still flesh beneath the plating still a nerve they couldn’t kill You found it without asking and I let you touch it still Maybe that’s the real danger not the blades not the chrome It’s the way I stop pretending when your hands make me feel known Come closer Closer I won’t break unless you mean it Breathe slow hold tight there’s a warning in the circuit Your skin my steel your teeth my throat If you want the edge— then don’t let go Touch me like a weapon hold me like I might go off fingers on the trigger and I want to feel them lock Put your mouth against the danger let the whole damn system burn touch me like a weapon and I’ll show you what you came to learn Touch me like a weapon no surrender, no disguise chrome beneath your fingertips violet fire in my eyes Let the violin cut between us till there’s nothing left but sound Touch me like a weapon and don’t put me down Come closer. You already know what this is.