Eight Trembling Fingers

now i'm afraid of the snakes in your name
like pins on my tongue when the windows are grated
by elm trees and unbroken shadows of doubt
the ink would dissolve if the sun would come out

life is eternal but livin' it ain't
this luscious imprisonment leads me to think
i'm arrested by beauty or somethin' akin
i'd tunnel to freedom if dirt was your skin

oh i'm addicted
to kissin' the damp of your dangerous lips

so many victims
have fallen into them
forgotten and ruined
they could've been kings but you swallowed their spirits
and now they're eight trembling fingers

nobody's perfect but yours is the best
with glass in your palm and mahogany chests
on the floor of the ocean forgettin' to swim
i'd do it again if i knew what i did

oh i'm addicted
to kissin' the damp of your dangerous lips

so many victims
have fallen into them
forgotten and ruined
they could've been kings but you swallowed their spirits
to sharpen your teeth like the bones in her mirror
you knew it was wrong but you hoped we would hear it
and now they're eight trembling fingers