[Verse 1] I wrote it long, then trimmed it down Kept the part that kicks, not the part that drags One hard glance, one slammed door Now it bites like a cut glass tag You said, "make it hit" So I cut the air Left the bruise on the page And the truth in there [Pre-Chorus] I don't need the extra words I don't need the flood One clean line, one clean strike That's enough [Chorus] Cut it clean, cut it clean Let it land, let it scream Cut it clean, cut it clean Make it sharp, make it mean One small spark Burns like a dream Cut it clean, cut it clean [Verse 2] I kept the hook in my back pocket Kept the first line plain No more filling up the corners With a slow, sweet stain Now every word got weight Every pause got teeth What was soft on the table Now comes out underneath [Pre-Chorus] I don't need the extra words I don't need the flood One clean line, one clean strike That's enough [Chorus] Cut it clean, cut it clean Let it land, let it scream Cut it clean, cut it clean Make it sharp, make it mean One small spark Burns like a dream Cut it clean, cut it clean [Bridge] Take the page Turn the knife Keep the pulse Keep it alive If it hurts Then it works Say it once Let it burst [Final Chorus] Cut it clean, cut it clean Let it land, let it scream Cut it clean, cut it clean Make it sharp, make it mean One small spark Burns like a dream Cut it clean, cut it clean
