you left your hoodie by the record player still smells like menthols and bad ideas You left your keys by my grinder again Rain on your boots and cheap perfume gin Lipstick ghosts on the kitchen glass I scrub the stain but the shadow lasts Your laugh rolls loose through the hallway vents Like a drunk church choir dodging rent And I’m half dressed with a smoke and a spark Building sad little kingdoms outta paper hearts getting old, huh? Every promise tasted chemical sweet Cherry-red lies tangled in my sheets You strike the flame then disappear Like chaos only comes around for mirrors I got a wasted glitter heart Full of smoke you started Bloodless kisses Junkie wishes Static burning in the dark You strike that match then drift away Like breaking me’s your favorite game I got a wasted glitter heart And you LOVE to watch it break Your jacket’s hanging off my desk chair Like it pays rent just breathing my air Phone lights up around 3AM Whiskey courage making fake amends You never called it love one time Just “bad timing” dressed up nice While I bleach ash stains outta the sink Trying not to drown in what I think the line’s dead, babe. You pull me close then cut the wire Cold blue eyes and a motel smile You love the spark not what remains Just the pretty little fire and flames I got a wasted glitter heart Bleeding gold where you tore apart Cheap red roses Burnt out poses Cigarette halos in the dark You strike that match then drift away Leave me choking on yesterday I got a wasted glitter heart And you LOVE to watch it break I mean damn… you walked in like a country song wearing combat boots all half-smiles and “baby I’m confused” and I bought it hook line sinker glitter lighter fluid and all that toxic shit Now my kitchen smells like stale smoke and regret I got your number memorized like a bad tattoo on my head Funny thing is… I still check my phone when thunder rolls in like maybe heartbreak’s just a habit people call destiny when they can’t quit The neighbors heard us through the walls Breaking dishes, breaking calls Then laughing hard enough to cry Like fools lighting storms at night You danced barefoot across the floor Spinning ash like meteor showers God, some nights I still swear I see Your shadow smoking next to me Now the sink don’t smell like gin And your ghost don’t hit as hard again But every time the rain comes down I hear your boots outside this town And somewhere deep beneath my ribs There’s still a match that never quits Burning soft and burning slow For a girl who never called home You say you’re clean but your hands still shake Every apology sounds copy-paste If I’m one more drag between your teeth Then flick the cherry LET ME LEAVE HEY. Yeah… you loved to watch it break…
