Forbidden

[Verse 1] Heart heavy like a rhino in a matchbox Smile stay pasted, same mask, new backdrop Told me, "Love's simple," but they left out the trap spots Every soft word turned sharp at the last stop Road runner rhythm, I was chasing your dust Red flags waving while I painted 'em trust Thought we carved our names in the concrete true But the rain ran down and it smeared just you [Chorus] This love is forbidden, written in the margins Dark little garden I ain't s'posed to water Hands on the rudder but I'm steering through the carnage Trying not to carve another scar in my armor Forbidden, every feeling that I fostered Locked in a box at the back of my mind I keep coming back like I lost there To the dark, to the dark you designed [Verse 2] Cold kitchen floor, lights off, late August Phone face-down, I can’t scroll through the carnage You said, "You know better," and I echoed it twice Still I doubled back, still I tumbled through lies You a road romper, run right over my patience Leave tread marks in my little salvation Remo raps in my head, telling "Wake, don't drift" But I cling to the hurt like it's my last gift [Bridge] Every secret text Every half-spent night Every almost-truth Every swallowed fight I keep them in a pocket that I never let you see Dark matter of the heart, how it bends my gravity [Chorus] This love is forbidden, written in the margins Dark little garden I ain't s'posed to water Hands on the rudder but I'm steering through the carnage Trying not to carve another scar in my armor Forbidden, every feeling that I fostered Locked in a box at the back of my mind I keep coming back like I lost there To the dark, to the dark you designed