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Sweet Rot

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[intro] The apple smiled I bit too deep Now nothing sleeps Inside of me [verse 1] There’s honey in the ache It drips in time with my name A feather drowned in oil Still tries to fly the flame [chorus] No cure Just sugar in the wound A bloom in winter Gone too soon I wear the ruin Like a kiss I let it grow I call it bliss [verse 2] Silk around the throat Soft hands that press too long A shadow wearing perfume Humming my favorite song [chorus] No cure Just velvet in the crack A lullaby That won’t come back I sip the flood Like holy wine The sweeter rot Takes all, in time [bridge] I danced with the serpent Spoke in dream It curled in my chest And split the seam [break] Don’t try to fix What was never whole The glass was born Already cold [chorus] No cure Just mirrors in the dark They blink, they breathe They leave a mark I wear the ruin Like a kiss I let it grow I call it bliss [outro] Beneath the silk Beneath the skin The garden rots And pulls me in