[Verse 1] (Moody bass beneath reverb) You’ve got crimson ink bleeding into your knuckles I trace the shaky line of your name and laugh a little A quick prick, a drop of red, it hardly hurt, did it? Now step inside the circle because the air is better in here [Pre-Chorus] (Arpeggios climb through tension) Look at you, hesitating under the flickering bulb It’s almost cute how fast your pulse is going Let the streets outside burn if they want to You’re with me now [Chorus] (Heavy swell over undercurrent) Sign the line while the ink is still wet Let the world choke on its own smoke out there Cities turn to ash and empires go quiet in the dark But I’ve got my hands around you, keeping you warm Go ahead, lean into the shiver and give me that crooked smile We’re rewriting the map tonight, a beautiful exile It’s just a game, trouble, just a little deal between friends Say the word, call my name, and let the fire do the rest [Verse 2] (Hi-hats slice through layers) You’re still cracking jokes by the candlelight Trying to play it cool while the horizon goes black Let them scream out there because they never listened anyway You used to shake when the shadows moved Now you’re using my lighter to set the stage [Pre-Chorus] (Snare builds beneath) Scared of a little curse? Please Let me handle the heavy lifting, you just watch The contract is dry and the door is locked Welcome to my corner of the wreck [Chorus] (Bigger drop, harmonies stack) Sign the line while the ink is still wet! (Do it.) Let the world choke on its own smoke out there Cities turn to ash, watch them go quiet in the dark! (Look at them fall.) But I’ve got my hands around you, keeping you warm Go ahead, lean into the shiver and give me that crooked smile We’re rewriting the map tonight, a beautiful exile It’s just a game, trouble, just a little deal between friends! Say the word, call my name, and let the fire do the rest! [Bridge] (808's) Laughing right on the edge of the drop... rocks shifting underfoot like they got their own plans, but I’m up here grinning ‘cause the view from the brink’s got jokes only I can hear, and the wind’s trying to sell me on letting go... They wanted a monster so I gave them a god, yeah took their cheap fears and spun ‘em into something holy, now the prayers sound like my name on repeat, louder than the thunder rolling in from the places they swore were empty... There’s no pity left in the cold out there, that chill don’t do second chances, just sinks its teeth in and holds on till you forget what warm even felt like, till your own breath starts sounding like a stranger... But in here we make our own rules, scribble ‘em across the wreckage with a Sharpie and a smirk, tear ‘em up the second they start feeling like someone else’s handwriting on the wall... Make a wish on my shadow, that black outline doing its own dance on the pavement, wish for the kind of night where the streetlights flicker and nobody comes looking, where the dark answers back in your own voice... Twist the blade, let the metal hum against the quiet, twist it gentle like you’re coaxing a secret out of an old friend who owes you one too many, till the truth starts leaking out in little red syllables... Let’s see what we can ruin together, you got the lighter fluid and I got the spark in my chest, watch the skyline fold in on itself while we kick back and call it art, like we been planning this mess our whole lives... It's done. Look at the sky shake. [Final Chorus] (Gang vocals, ad-libs swirl) Sign the line while the ink is wet! (Sign it!) Let the whole damn world choke Watch the cities turn to ash! (Let it burn!) I've got you and you're safe right here Lean into the shiver, give me that smile We're rewriting the map It's just a game, trouble, the sweetest one yet Call my name through the fire! (Let me hear you!) [Outro] (Reverb fade, heartbeat slows) The ash is settling against the glass The world's gone but you're still here Right here
