Teeth Marks Moonlight

“Teeth Marks in the Moonlight” [Verse 1] I don’t come soft, I come sharpened Boots on the floor like a warning sign You saw the scars at the corner of my mouth And still asked what made me smile I keep my hands in my jacket Like they don’t know how to reach But you stand there warm as a house fire Making ash out of me [Pre-Chorus] And I could run I could lie I could say I don’t dream about your hands at night But you look at me once And the whole room tilts Like God got bored and spilled the wine [Chorus] I want you in the worst way Not cruel, not clean I want your name in my throat Like a prayer with teeth I want the quiet after midnight Your breath on my skin I want to come home to someone And let the wrong world in I want you God, I want you And it scares the hell out of me [Verse 2] My dog likes you better than strangers My cat doesn’t run when you speak That should’ve been enough of a bad sign But I was already weak You touch my sleeve, not my body Like you know I’m built out of alarms And I hate how much I notice The mercy in your arms [Pre-Chorus] I could laugh I could smoke I could make some mean joke About how love is a trap with good lighting But you say my name Like it isn’t a bruise Like it’s something worth inviting [Chorus] I want you in the worst way Not cruel, not clean I want your name in my throat Like a prayer with teeth I want the quiet after midnight Your breath on my skin I want to come home to someone And let the wrong world in I want you God, I want you And it scares the hell out of me [Bridge] I have been ugly with longing I have been holy with rage I have bitten every soft thing That ever walked into my cage But you You don’t flinch You don’t beg You don’t try to fix the blood on the edge You just sit beside me In the dark Like you know wolves still have hearts [Final Chorus] I want you in the worst way Tender and mean I want your hand in my jacket Where nobody else sees I want your laugh in my kitchen Your sleep in my bed I want the future I spit at Crawling back from the dead I want you God, I want you And it scares the hell out of me [Outro] So come here slowly Don’t make me ask I’ve got a mouth full of knives And a heart under glass Come here, baby Don’t be kind Unless you mean it Unless you’re mine