on a humid day in mid july
my naive gaze
caught your eagle eyes

since solstice came i'd imagined it
but i never believed you'd swoop in
and make me your prey

one hand on the steering wheel,
talon gripping my thigh
the pain is better than anything i've ever known, so i ride with you to preserve this high

you call me your pretty woman
but i'm still young
and say that's what makes this whole thing fun

the truth is none of this is fun and the truth is that you burn
but i prefer to have my skin melt off than be left out in the cold i've learned

i thought i knew better than to seek love where it cannot gather
but if you taught me a thing it's
how little i know about what truly matters

i'm taking off my heart shaped sunglasses
shattering the rose colored lenses
and leaving you in my rearview

now i'm in the front seat
both eyes peeled on the future that you promised to give me

on this cold and lonely street
i see the forest for the trees
and i forgive you