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Feeling so strong

Like we belonged

Like melting into one brightness of sun

Yet all along something pulled you to darkness

I never knew your teeth had such sharpness

Viper’s kiss

Hiding in silence, waiting to still me

Viper’s kiss

Touch of defiance, wanting to kill me

When the poison reaches into my veins

I can run or hide but I cannot not escape

Time to bow out

Hurt and afraid

Keep counting mistakes

How we failed to dodge the tail of our falling sun

You were my name but the letters all faded

These bitemarks in my heart make me jaded

Viper’s kiss

Hiding in silence, waiting to still me

Viper’s kiss

Touch of defiance, wanting to kill me

When the poison reaches into my veins

I can run or hide but I cannot not escape

Signs were shown everywhere

You were never quite aware

What was right in front of you

Felt too hard to see it through

Burning down the bridge we build

Shed your skin to not have to face your own twin

Viper’s kiss

Hiding in silence, waiting to still me

Viper’s kiss

Touch of defiance, wanting to kill me

Viper’s kiss

Hiding in silence, waiting to still me

Viper’s kiss

Touch of defiance, wanting to kill me

When the poison reaches into my veins

I can run or hide but I cannot not escape

Time to bow out