Forked Tongue

Lyrics

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
You slip through the hall, keeping low to the ground
Dragging your secrets, just wearing them down
Shedding your coat like a heavy old phase
I’m caught in the coil of this quiet space
You tap those python boots from 1982
And I’m perfectly paralyzed, watching your move

[Chorus]
Oh, that forked tongue, speaking in stereo
Telling me to stay while daring me to go
A beautiful venom I’m dying to sip
Hanging right there on the edge of your lip
Charmed by the sway, but I dread the strike
We’re walking the edge of the grass tonight

[Verse 2]
When the lights go out, the panic arrives
I'm watching the shadows for a trick of the eyes
Is that a rustle right under the bed?
Or just the sibilance loose in my head?
Cold to the touch, but pulling me close
I'm drinking the fear like a heavy ghost

[Bridge]
Keep your eyes on the pendulum swing
Never look away from a dangerous thing
You promise me heaven, you hint at the dirt
It’s a mesmerizing way to get hurt
And honestly, I wouldn't trade the tension for anything safe

[Chorus]
Oh, that forked tongue, speaking in stereo
Telling me to stay while daring me to go
A beautiful venom I’m dying to sip
Hanging right there on the edge of your lip
Charmed by the sway, but I dread the strike
We’re walking the edge of the grass tonight

[Outro]
Just a whisper in the dark
A beautiful trap
Go on, tell me another lie