I can’t take my eyes off the man dressed in black as he parts his lips and sings. Prickles of awareness wash over my skin as his words cleaver down on my heart, splitting me wide for him. Tonight, I’m not sitting at a table. Tonight, I’m on the dance floor with everyone else, lost to Devils Heartbreak as the lyrics of his new song spill lava in my veins even as those pebbles on my skin intensify, raising hair.
This new song isn’t like his usual. Like all the others, it’s dark and deliciously captivating. Rough and raw. Tuned to absolute perfection. Where it differs from all the others I’ve heard thus far isn’t in the tone of the music, but rather the meaning of the lyrics.
Pale skin, bleeding heart
Just one more moment in this dark
Breathing deep, breathing rough
I’ll be the drum master of her heart
This love is dark
I’m breaking my promises now
She’s holding me under
Gold hair spun in white in moonlight
She’s holding me under
Vanilla cream on my tongue, a temptation I can’t resist
I’ll slide into forever for this
I’m breaking my promises now
Breathy sighs like sirens in the night
My flesh to sear, her fingertips so near
Burn me, baby, light it all up
My dark soul in flames, set in the palm of your hand
I’ll light your way into the dark of my lands
There’s no escaping this
It’s dangerous
I’m breaking my promises now
She’s holding me under
Golden hair spun in white moonlight
She’s holding me under
Vanilla cream on my tongue, a temptation I can’t resist
I’ll slide into forever for this
I’m breaking my promises now
Said I’d let her go, I lied
Prison bars disguised as vows