The Love Kill You

Intro

oh-oh, ah-ah (mm)

na-na, na-na (yeah)

Verse

You said forever on a cigarette burn, thumb through the calendar

Late trains, cheap wine, and that old sweater you left in my car

You painted me brave on nights I couldn't move, said love's a doctor

But the prescriptions were riddled with your name under every scar

I learned your laugh like a map; it led me into rooms I don't leave

Left me counting all the windows, counting every sleepless eve

Your mouth was a weather report — stormfronts and daylight lies

And I kept stepping outside like I needed one more sunrise

Pre-chorus

I gave you all the tickets, all the keys, the backdoor code

You changed the locks with promises and left them in my throat

I'm walking on the edges of the words you used to say

And every time I reach the center, you pull the curtains away (oh)

Chorus

The love kill you, the love (kill you) — oh-oh, oh-oh

The love kill you, the love (kill you) — yeah, yeah

The love cut slow, the love run through, the love (kill you)

The love kill you, the love kill you, the love kill you

Verse

I keep a portrait of your silence on the mantle, framed in dust

Friends say run, friends say mend, friends say learn to trust

But even with the lights on, there's a theater of your moods

I pay for every ticket to your exits, front row solitude

We traded summers for excuses, midnight for the blame

You said stay and then you mastered the art of walking away

Now my phone still holds your mornings like a museum of goodbyes

And I rehearse the words that won't make you come alive

Pre-chorus

You wrote history in lipstick on my mirror, faded lines

I tried to read the future, but the margins were your signs

I'm learning to be honest with the silence when it sings

Because love can be a thief, and love can clip your wings (mm)

Chorus

The love kill you, the love (kill you) — oh-oh, oh-oh

The love kill you, the love (kill you) — yeah, yeah

The love cut slow, the love run through, the love (kill you)

The love kill you, the love kill you, the love kill you

Bridge

Maybe I'm dramatic, maybe I'm a fool in a midnight suit

Maybe I'm allergic to the way you rewrite every truth

But when the room goes quiet, I still hear your footsteps plan

Like a clock that keeps on turning even when I try to stand

Say it soft — (say it soft) — tell me why we always bruise

Say it loud — (say it loud) — tell me what I had to lose

I don't want a battlefield, I don't want another fight

I just want a harmless sunrise that doesn't bleed into the night

Chorus

The love kill you, the love (kill you) — oh-oh, oh-oh

The love kill you, the love (kill you) — yeah, yeah

The love cut slow, the love run through, the love (kill you)

The love kill you, the love kill you, the love kill you

The love kill you, the love (kill you) — oh-oh, oh-oh

The love kill you, the love (kill you) — yeah, yeah

Outro

(na-na, na-na) mm-mm, ah-ah