Toxic

Intro

mmh, mmh, mmh-ah

(yeah) uh-huh, ah

Verse

Velvet sting on my skin, sugar-coated sin

You pull me close like a crime, slow and thin

Glass on the tongue, neon-less night, we grin

I know the score but I smile when the ache begins

Silk and a scar, we keep it locked in a drawer

You come in like fire, I come back for more

Sweet poison in a cup, I sip until I fall

I design my own trap and I answer every call (oh)

Pre-chorus

Close the door, let the world stay out

We write our vows in the dark, no doubt

We play with matches like we're counting stars

Can't quit the burn, can't stop the scars (can't stop, can't stop)

Chorus

Toxic, taste the danger, taste it (taste it, taste it)

Toxic, every touch gets braided (braided, braided)

We love the bruise, we wear it like a name

We love the rush, we feed the flame

Toxic, taste the danger, taste it (oh-oh)

Toxic, every kiss a little wasted (yeah, yeah)

We break, we bend, we fold again

We spin the wheel and bet on pain

Verse

Midnight letters written with a trembling hand

You read me like a map, then scorch the land

Promises like paper boats, they sink then float

I swear I won't drown but I keep chasing the boat

Your laugh is a line that pulls me through the tide

I tell myself I'm steady, but I lie inside

We trade our fights for lullabies that sting

I watch the clock but I'm the one who rings (ring, ring)

Pre-chorus

Close the door, let the world stay out

We write our vows in the dark, no doubt

We play with matches like we're counting stars

Can't quit the burn, can't stop the scars (can't stop, can't stop)

Chorus

Toxic, taste the danger, taste it (taste it, taste it)

Toxic, every touch gets braided (braided, braided)

We love the bruise, we wear it like a name

We love the rush, we feed the flame

Toxic, taste the danger, taste it (oh-oh)

Toxic, every kiss a little wasted (yeah, yeah)

We break, we bend, we fold again

We spin the wheel and bet on pain

Verse

Lights change color, I change my mind faster

This velvet's gone, now chrome — a different chapter

I learned the angles, I sharpened my grin

You thought you held the map, but I came with a pin

I move like thunder, velvet turned to steel

I trade the ache for a plan I can feel

No more tipping toward the burn, I flip the flame

I write my rulebook in a different name (hey)

Pre-chorus

Now watch me step in, watch the room rearrange

I call the shots, I set the range

No apologies, no quiet bows

I take the crown and show you how (show you how, show you how)

Chorus

I'm the type to walk in, lights bend (yeah)

I'm the type to take the moment, then spend (spend, spend)

I don't ask twice, I sign it with a grin

I don't fold — I fold the world in

I'm the type to move the ground (move it)

I'm the type to turn the sound (turn it)

I make the rules, I break the mold

I'm the fire, I'm the gold

Bridge

(ah-ah) Watch me, watch me, watch me own the ni