Slow Poison

You came in like fog through the door
Didn’t ask, didn’t wait, just stayed
And I let you
I always let you
I always let you

Your voice was calm like rain
But your hands left bruises in my name
And I missed you
Even when you were here

We were quiet noise
Soft decay
Needed each other
Just to fade

You were slow poison
I drank you every night
Said it felt like love
But it never felt right
You held me like glass
Sharp and light
I broke in your arms
But whispered goodnight

I said I'd leave a hundred times
But your silence pulled me back
And you knew it
You always knew it
You always knew it

You kissed me with a dying smile
And I smiled right back
Like it was love
Like it was enough

We were burning slow
In silver lies
Loved the feeling
Of our own demise

You were slow poison
I drank you every night
Called it devotion
But it dimmed all my light
You held me like glass
Fragile and tight
I shattered so soft
You called it goodbye

Now the bed is cold, but clean
No more ghosts inside my sleep
I still see your shadow lean
But I don’t need it, I don’t need

Your slow poison
Your slow poison