[INTRO] needle in the heartbeats ...drip of need beneath the skin [VERSE 1] I don’t chase the faces- ...I chase the 'burn'~ that fever swell when feelings turn hands shaking... ~craving another chemical kiss need the love more than their lips [CHORUS] love, the poisonous narcotic I breathe... hooked on the rush~ ~it’s hollowing me every fix pulls me under~ ...I crawl love, the sweetest slowest poison of all [VERSE 2] cold sweat mornings with the sheets gone dry- ...no pulse in my chest~ ...just an empty lie I listen for the beat... ...for the next heart’s spark trade my blood for a hit in the dark [CHORUS] love, the poisonous narcotic I breathe... hooked on the rush~ ~it’s hollowing me every fix pulls me under~ ...I crawl love, the sweetest slowest poison of all [BRIDGE] give me the fever~ ...the crash ...the climb the overbright taste- ...at the edge of time I’ll take the sickness- ...I’ll take the sting just love me again till I can’t feel a thing [CHORUS] love, the poisonous narcotic I breathe... hooked on the rush~ ~it’s hollowing me every fix pulls me under~ ...I crawl love, the sweetest slowest poison of all [OUTRO] needle in the heartbeats ...drip of need beneath the skin