Water and Wax

It's a shame
That you obey the laws of gravity
Take root in me; a cavity
While I go up in flames
All the same
When you flash those eyes and laugh at me
I get a sense of your depravity
Like it's all just fun and games
You cast no lines
But I'm hooked; I looked and took the bait
The kind of mind I love to hate
A state of no control
I saw the signs
But when you're backseat driving, it don't do much good
I'd've steered clear if I'd known your touch would
Put up for sale my soul

And I might be new, child, but
There's not much I can do while
I'm under your
You claim that your behavior
Is bad enough to be my savior
Is this confession or just kiss and tell?
Mm but it's just as well

I can't claim to know a lot about it
But ooh, don't doubt it
That when your hand with my heart interacts
It's like water and wax

I would stop
But I'm not the type to self-inflict
Not a mastermind or masochist
But I've been known to toe the line
Yeah you can pick me up and drop me
And I'm still sinisterly saccharine
Despite me, I keep bouncing back again
Time after time until I'm just a

Candle with a quick wick, slick
Dripping with the bittersweet mix of
No right turn and a lot left to learn
That's why I keep calling off the cuff
Going all in; falling for your bluffs
'Cuz I just can't get enough of - how it burns, burns, burns
And ooh, I've got a lot to learn

It's not the pot that's got me hot and hazy
Baby, you're blazing
You give a mad man Adderall and ask him to relax
Water and wax

I should have known when you told me
That I was stoned enough to be a pedestal
That darling, your disease is more than medical
You don't follow but you take my lead
And I'm so goddamn lonely
'Cuz you're the only one that I can stand
It's like you own me when you hold my hand
Signed the title to my vitals; deed was a deed indeed

But I'm just as screwed up; I'm hammered
With you I'm enamored
I'm clammy and clamorin'
Do you mind? I can't find my manners and
It's not much but I've got to say
It's such lovely place but I gotta find my way back
Smack me and make me wake before I fade to black
And don't you cut me no slack

I write about the way you frighten me; enlighten me; incite excitement in me
And I fight to see, because everybody's got a right to be
But if you're gonna be, flee, free yourself and let me be, please, get back!