Monsters Together

[Verse 1] You found me humming in the blackout rain Black lungs full of novocaine Your eyes were two collapsed stars Flickering out behind the bars I said, “You look like something holy” You said, “Don’t kid yourself — I’m lonely.” We smiled like broken saints do, And called the wreck our view [Pre-Chorus] We don’t need saving, babe — just sin Light me up and breathe me in [Chorus] We’re monsters together — velvet and rust Kissing like the world don’t trust us Monsters together — dead man’s glow I’ll haunt you gentle, you’ll hurt me slow Monsters together — ash and bone I feel alive when we’re unknown [Verse 2] You taste like static, I taste like rain Our tongues speak fluent cellophane You said, “You ever feel unreal?” I said, “Only when I start to heal.” We carved our names in the blackout glass Bled enough to make it last Every promise felt like smoke — Every truth, another joke [Pre-Chorus] We don’t need heaven, just a stage You don’t need wings to be unchained [Chorus] We’re monsters together — velvet and rust Kissing like the world don’t trust us Monsters together — dead man’s glow I’ll haunt you gentle, you’ll hurt me slow Monsters together — ash and bone I feel alive when we’re unknown [Bridge – whispered, intimate, decayed] We don’t burn — we smolder We don’t love — we smother We make peace with the ache And call it each other [Breakdown – distorted chant over pulsing bass] I like your ruin, it fits my kind You break in rhythm, I break in time I like your ruin, it fits my kind You break in rhythm, I break in time [Final Chorus – slow, heavy, anthemic] Monsters together — velvet and rust Kissing like the world don’t trust us Monsters together — dead man’s glow I’ll haunt you gentle, you’ll hurt me slow Monsters together — all night long We’re what’s left when love goes wrong