The Dogs

"Dogs"

my mother, my mother was cold
she taught me not to sleep with vipers
I listened to what I was told
but I never learned
I'm no kind of doe
but I'll skin you alive
face me if you want to
look me straight in the eyes

*take me down to the river at midnight
tie my hands, whisper 'you will be alright'
magic moon, hide the hunger in your eyes
you will be alright, you will be alright*

daddy taught me how to fight
put a gun in my hand
taught me wrong and right
but I'll never be a man
he could never understand
there's something wrong with who I am

*wander down to the river at midnight
tie your hands, whisper 'I will be alright'
magic moon, hide the sickness in your eyes
you're all mine tonight, you're all mine tonight*

leave me at your bedside
begging for the nurse
I'm empty on the inside
filling up your hurt
fingers through strands of hair
dripping with my lies
leave me wide open
a surprise for your eyes

*stumble down to the river at midnight
slice your hands, 'cause this is my last time
magic moon, show the fury in our eyes
we're dying tonight, we're dying tonight*

'cause I'm the one you want
when the dogs come calling

~RileyVelvet

You Need To Know

"You Need To Know"

I've never been good at goodbyes
cause when I look into your eyes
I see the way things could be
I see the things you'd do to me
And I'm scared I won't be there

*All you need to know
is I can't breathe the same without you
please don't go
my life will never change without you
I promise I'll be better
regardless of where you go
you're my reason to be*

You're really not well, you know
you're too close to hold
you tell me you love me
but you live like you don't
are my scabs still bleeding?
my pieces were pulled apart
are these scars all you're seeing?
or is it just my cold dead heart?

*All you need to know
is I can't breathe the same without you
please don't go
my life will never change without you
I promise I'll be better
regardless of where you go
you're my reason to be*

will my skin be warm in time?
I don't want to be frigid forever
can I still trap your eyes?
I want to be the one you remember

*All you need to know
is I can't breathe the same without you
please don't go
my life will never change without you
I promise I'll be better
regardless of where you go
you're my reason to be
regardless of where you go
you're my reason to be*

~RileyVelvet