SUGAR ON THE WOUND

Lyrics

[Intro — soft piano / distant ambience] You always taste the sweetest Right before you disappear. Leave your perfume in the hallway So I know that you were here. And I hate how much I want it. I hate how good it feels. [Verse 1 — intimate clean vocal] You talk like heaven with your hands tied, Smile like you've got nothing to hide. I know the poison by the color, Still I drink you every time. Maybe I like the contradiction, Maybe I need the ache. You give me just enough affection To make me beg you to stay. [Pre-Chorus — subtle beat enters] You make a ritual Out of ruining me. Something beautiful With teeth underneath. [CHORUS — huge melodic hook] YOU'RE SUGAR ON THE WOUND, Sweet enough to make me want the pain from you. I KNOW WHAT YOU DO, But every time you leave, I come running back to you. If loving you is poison, Why does it taste so good? YOU'RE SUGAR ON THE WOUND— AND I'D BLEED AGAIN FOR YOU. [Post-Chorus — vocal layers / electronic bass] For you... For you... I'd bleed again for you. [Verse 2 — R&B groove / darker vocal] You know exactly when to call me, Exactly what I need to hear. You pull me closer to the fire, Then act surprised when I disappear. We're getting good at being strangers With memories in our beds. You say that this is complicated. I think we're addicted instead. [Pre-Chorus] You make a ritual Out of ruining me. Something beautiful With teeth underneath. [CHORUS] YOU'RE SUGAR ON THE WOUND, Sweet enough to make me want the pain from you. I KNOW WHAT YOU DO, But every time you leave, I come running back to you. If loving you is poison, Why does it taste so good? YOU'RE SUGAR ON THE WOUND— AND I'D BLEED AGAIN FOR YOU. [Bridge — everything drops out / piano] Maybe we were never meant for daylight. Maybe we belong between the lines. Two silhouettes behind the curtains, Pretending we're not terrified. You keep asking for forgiveness Like forgiveness makes it clean. But every time I try to lose you... You find your way back into me. [Silence] (Soft vocal) So come a little closer. Tell me another beautiful lie. [BUILD — distorted bass / drums entering] Cover me in gold While you're digging through my soul. Call it love. Call it fate. Call it anything you want— JUST DON'T CALL IT OVER. [HEAVY DROP — massive guitars / screamed backing vocals] YOU'RE SUGAR ON THE WOUND! [FINAL CHORUS — soaring clean vocal + crushing guitars] YOU'RE SUGAR ON THE WOUND, Sweet enough to make me want the pain from you. I KNOW WHAT YOU DO, And God, I wish that knowing meant I didn't want you too. If loving you is poison, THEN POUR IT DOWN MY THROAT. If you're the reason that I'm sinking— WHY DO YOU FEEL LIKE HOME? YOU'RE SUGAR ON THE WOUND, The sweetest thing I'll ever lose. And even knowing what you'll do— I'D BLEED AGAIN FOR YOU. [Breakdown — screamed] AGAIN. FOR. YOU. You pull me close— JUST TO LET ME GO. You give me heaven— JUST TO TAKE IT HOME. So if this is love... WHY DOES IT HURT LIKE LETTING GO? [Outro — piano / layered falsetto] You always taste the sweetest Right before you disappear. And I still leave the door unlocked... Just in case you end up here.