I Choose the End

Lyrics

[Intro] You draw a line across the page I watch the ink turn into flame [Verse 1] Your silver ring taps against the glass You say my name and let it pass I keep my hands beneath the table You lean in close; I’m barely stable [Pre-Chorus] Don’t make a promise Make me decide Say it like you mean it Look me in the eye [Chorus] Come closer, don’t soften the blow I want the truth with nowhere to go Hold that stare, let the whole room bend You start the fire; I choose the end [Verse 2] The elevator shudders, floor by floor Your coat is hanging by the door One red mark where your lipstick stayed A little evidence we never gave [Chorus] Come closer, don’t soften the blow I want the truth with nowhere to go Hold that stare, let the whole room bend You start the fire; I choose the end [Bridge] Ah—say less Ah—come near I can feel your nerve give way I can make you disappear [Hard Melodic Middle] Cut through the silence, clean and bright I know the cost; I want it tonight No borrowed courage, no alibi You came to test me—now meet my eyes [Final Chorus] Come closer, don’t soften the blow I want the truth with nowhere to go Hold that stare, let the whole room bend You start the fire; I choose the end [Outro] You start the fire I choose the end