The Cut That Always Bleeds

[Verse 1] "I don't love you anymore" A pretty line that I adore Five words that I've heard before 'Cause you keep me on a rope And tied a noose around my throat You're gone then back at my door [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause if you're gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast Can't live a little longer sitting on your lap 'Cause you know what you're doin' when you're comin' back And I don't wanna have another heart attack [Chorus] Oh, I can't be your lover on a leash Every other week, when you please Oh, I can't be the kiss that you don't need The lie between your teeth [Post-Chorus] The cut that always bleeds (Ah-ah-ah) The cut that always bleeds (Ah-ah-ah) [Verse 2] Say you love somebody new Then beat my heart to black and blue Then they leave, and it's me you come back to (Ah-ah) To say you loved me all along And kiss the bruises 'til they're gone Bittersweet, 'cause I can't breathe inside your arms [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause if you're gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast Can't live another minute bleedin' from my back 'Cause I don't have another one for you to stab And I don't wanna have another heart attack [Chorus] Oh, I can't be your lover on a leash Every other week, when you please Oh, I can't be the kiss that you don't need The lie between your teeth [Post-Chorus] The cut that always bleeds (Ah-ah-ah) The cut that always bleeds (Ah-ah-ah) [Bridge] (Ooh-ooh-ooh) But even though you're killing me, yeah (Ooh-ooh-ooh) I need you like the air I breathe (Ooh-ooh-ooh) I need, I need you more than me (Ooh-ooh-ooh) I need you more than anything (Ooh-ooh-ooh) Please, please [Outro] 'Cause I could be your lover on a leash Every other week, when you please Oh, I could be anything you need As long as you don't leave The cut that always—