​ivy

[Verse 1]
Never had to tell me twice
I hit the road, flash my headlights to the moon & back on rocket fuel
Tap, tap, tap, I'm in the room
My mind's gone backwards, all I knew
My only thoughts involving you
Smoky embers, scrape the floor
My conscience blocked out that much more
I still gotta feed that soul that I hate
Will you wrap around me
Will you stretch, never break
Now I wanna be held
Never cold, never late
Will I ever know you
Will your ghost be my fate
I’m shaking & waiting till the door starts to break
I've ghosted all signs of an easy escape
When I lay by myself I hold out my arms
Hoping so desperate but my claws reach the stars

[Pre-Chorus]
Up, up, up, up, up, I'm longing
Run, run, run, run, run, recalling
Up and down and around and around
I'm longing for when your oil's on my skin
I claim the throne
The kingdom's mine
The world of craving
It's laws I bind
Around my wrists
The knots are tied
I’m wrapped in vines
Till my demise

[Chorus]
I've learned I can't take what's not mine
But I find I'm drawn to what's frightening
My mind lies, playing tricks that it's natural
It's binding, it's tightening, it's poison, it's ivy
I've known, I don't get what I want
But I think my head doesn't listen
It's lying, telling me to get closer
It's binding, it's tightening, it's poison, it's ivy

[Verse 2]
Back up
I've been alone for too long
Now I've had it
Now, it's spring to me
The clear red flags are green leaves
I wanna be under a spell, & thrown to the wind
I couldn't tell you, I'll show it, I'll prove it
I'm desperate, I'm through it
I wanna regret the love that I gave
Wanna feel every heartbreak, every second I'm awake
& I’d do it again for the minutes we shared
I'll be cast away, I'll be thrown to fate
I never cared about my mistakes
If I can reach it, I can take
On the side, on the side
I've been known to be tried
& I’d do it again for a glimpse in your eyes

[Chorus]
I've learned I can't take what's not mine
But I find I'm drawn to what's frightening
My mind lies, playing tricks that it's natural
It's binding, it's tightening, it's poison, it's ivy
I've known, I don't get what I want
But I think my head doesn't listen
It's lying, telling me to get closer
It's binding, it's tightening, it's poison, it's ivy

[Pre-Chorus]
Up, up, up, up, up, I'm longing
Run, run, run, run, run, recalling
Up and down and around and around
I'm longing for when your oil's on my skin
I claim the throne
The kingdom's mine
The world of craving
It's laws I bind
Around my wrists
The knots are tied
I’m wrapped in vines
Till my demise

[Outro]
I've learned I can't take what's not mine
But I find I'm drawn to what's frightening
My mind lies, playing tricks that it's natural
It's binding, it's tightening, it's poison, it's ivy