The Worst Thing we want

Lyrics

[Intro] You wear that mask like a promise Black grin, bad habit, come closer [Verse 1] You leave your boots beside my door Like you own the floor I’m standing on I say, “Get lost,” you say, “Not tonight” Then laugh when I pick another fight You know the locks, you know my route You read the little tells I leave out I should run when you say my name But I lean in closer to the flame [Pre-Chorus] I’m trouble with a pretty mouth You’re the kind they warn me about [Chorus] If you’re gonna take the throne, take it If you’re gonna call me yours, say it I’m a brat, so make me prove it Give me rules and watch me bend them Behind that mask, I see the danger Still you hold me like I’m sacred Morally wrong, but dead-on for me You’re the worst thing I want completely [Verse 2] You leave a note beneath my glass “Tell me you hate me, make it last” Your cameras blink from every room I catch you smiling through the gloom I should be scared of how you know Every place I hide, every place I go But when the whole world turns its back You’re the one dark hand that pulls me back [Pre-Chorus] I’m sparks beneath your steady stare You like the fight because I care [Chorus] If you’re gonna take the throne, take it If you’re gonna call me yours, say it I’m a brat, so make me prove it Give me rules and watch me bend them Behind that mask, I see the danger Still you hold me like I’m sacred Morally wrong, but dead-on for me You’re the worst thing I want completely [Bridge] Knock once—no, don’t knock at all You’re already halfway through the wall I draw the line, you cross it slow Then ask me where I want to go I hate the heat, I love the chase That wicked smile, that hidden face No saints, no vows, no clean escape Just your hands and my mistake [Final Chorus] If you’re gonna take the throne, take it If you’re gonna call me yours, say it I’m a brat, so make me prove it Give me rules and watch me bend them Behind that mask, I see the danger Still you hold me like I’m sacred Morally wrong, but dead-on for me You’re the worst thing I want completely [Outro] You wear that mask like a promise I know the risk—and I want it