Under Your Skin

Title: “Under Your Skin” White walls, cold sheets Your ghost sleeping next to me Phone lights, 3:15 Say you care, don’t say it to me I hear your voice in the static Low, like you’re underwater You say I’m being dramatic Maybe I learned from my father You pull me close just to push me away Kiss me soft like it’s a mistake I try to tell you I’m okay But my hands shake You’re under my skin Like a whisper I can’t ignore Every time I let you in You lock every door I know you’re bad for me But I want you anyway If loving you’s a sin I’ll pray — I’ll pray Black tears, smudged truth You love me best when I’m aloof Say I’m hard to understand But you never really planned to You like me fragile, paper-thin Something you can fold and fit But I’m not porcelain I just break a little different You pull me close just to push me away Say my name like it’s a game I bite my tongue, I let you stay I like the pain You’re under my skin Like a secret in my bones Every time I let you in I end up alone I know you’re bad for me But I like the way it burns If loving you’s a sin I’ll never learn Maybe I like the dark Maybe I like the bruise Maybe I fall apart Just to have an excuse To feel something real Even if it kills Silence is louder When the room stands still You’re under my skin And I can’t cut you out You’re everywhere I’ve been In every doubt I know you’re bad for me But I don’t wanna win If losing means You’re under my skin.