[Intro] [Verse 1] You look at me thinking I'm something to hold, But I'm carnival glass, sharp, jagged, and cold. Gathering dust while the humidity peaks, I'm the havoc you hide and the trouble you seek. We don't want to stay here, but I reckon we must, Just to stomp this old town right back into the dust. [Pre-Chorus] Trust me I promise I'll let you down Break me When I shatter, I won't make a sound [Chorus] I’m the rattle in the snake, the rust on the wire I’m the midnight spark that starts the brushfire You can lock the front door, you can swallow the key But you can't keep the havoc away from me (Oh no, no you can't) I make a real bad habit look good, you see. [Verse 2] Heavy heat, dripping off the Spanish moss I play the game, but I never mourn the loss Got a rhythm in my step that shakes the floorboards down I'm the worst thing breathing in this ghost-town I didn't come here to make nice or make friends I just came to watch your sanity bend. [Pre-Chorus] Trust me I promise I'll let you down Break me When I shatter, I won't make a sound [Chorus] I’m the rattle in the snake, the rust on the wire I’m the midnight spark that starts the brushfire You can lock the front door, you can swallow the key But you can't keep the havoc away from me (Oh no, no you can't!) I make a real bad habit look good, you see. [Bridge] Watch the pendulum swing! (Swing!) Watch the good girl sting! (Sting!) Ain't a town I cross that I don't tear through Now what makes you think I'd be gentle with you? I'm a natural disaster in a sundress, honey Taking your pride and leaving it bloody! [Brass Instrumental Solo] [Chorus] 'Cause I’m the rattle in the snake, the rust on the wire I’m the midnight spark that starts the brushfire You can lock the front door, you can swallow the key But you can't keep the havoc away from me! [Outro] Just carnival glass... Just a troublemaker passing through... Don't look so surprised, babe. I told you what I'd do.
