[Verse 1] Four years of ice in my veins Sweat soaking into the wood of the stage I've spent eight months staring at your hands Watching you grip the neck of that bass You like the rhythm in time While I pace the front of the stage every night Tracing the line of your throat in the dark Waiting for reason to spark You're two years younger, but you waited me out Stood in the wings while I emptied the house I kept the wolf on a heavy steel chain [Chorus] But I'm done Soak it through the iron and the paint Turn your amp up, put the instrument down I'm tired of the noise, I'm tired of the crowd Breathe the ink on my shoulder, let it fill up your lungs I wanna skin you with my tongue No more standing back, no more playing the ghost I'm sinking my teeth into what I need most [Verse 2] I see the way you track me from the right of the drum kit You've had that hunger, you just never pushed it I was looking backwards, locked up in a box Didn't notice you picking the rust off the locks Now, every time you hit that heavy low string I feel it in my jaw, I feel it in everything The morning is done, the quiet is dead I know exactly what's going on in your head [Chorus] Two years younger, but you waited me out Stood in the wings while I empty the house I kept the wolf on a heavy steel chain But I'm done Soak it through the iron and the paint Turn your amp up, put the instrument down I'm tired of the noise, I'm tired of the crowd Breathe the ink on my shoulder, let it fill up your lungs I wanna skin you with my tongue No more standing back, no more playing the ghost I'm sinking my teeth into what I need most [Bridge] Eight months of biting my lip till it bleeds Eight months of burying exactly what I need I'm the Sentry at the gate, but the gate just fell Come to the back of the bus, let's race somehow You wanted the front man, you wanted the boss I know, calling off the guards tonight [Outro] Lately, I have pauses when you pick on the ground I'm locking the doors, no one else is around Breathe the ink on my shoulder, let it fill up your lungs I wanna skin you with my tongue No more standing back, no more playing the ghost I'm sinking my teeth into what I need most Yeah, I'm taking it now Just the hum of the cab And the sweat on your brow I kept you waiting Not anymore Redink Dropped the bass on the floor
