Mess Me Up

[Verse 1] Tell me you've been distracted Just say you heard what’s happened But tell me you can't be what I need LA's so dramatic But I’m learning to like the traffic It's given me time to hum new melodies [Pre-Chorus] Like, you're so ice cold to me I can feel you in my bloodstream Killing things You're so ice cold to me I can feel you in my heartbeat My heartbeat [Chorus] So if you gonna mess me up, don't do it slowly And if you gonna lead me on then act like you know me And if you gonna get me addicted, you have my permission I think I know how these things go If you gonna mess me up, don't do it slowly [Verse 2] And tell me you're busy, you're working And tell me a fire is burning And tell me you can’t be what I need (You can’t be what I need) The city's so dramatic But I’m getting much better at acting I've got no time to think of memories [Pre-Chorus] Like how you're so ice cold to me I can feel you in my bloodstream Killing things You're so ice cold to me I can feel you in my heartbeat My heartbeat [Bridge] Between the empty sex and cigarettes I think of you between the breaths I wanna know what’s happening I wanna know why the phone won't ring [Chorus] So if you gonna mess me up, don't do it slowly If you gonna lead me on then act like you know me And if you gonna get me addicted, you have my permission I think I know how these things go If you gonna mess me up, don't do it slow [Post-Chorus] Keep on messing me, messing me up, oh-oh You keep on messing me, messing me up, oh-oh Keep on messing me, messing me up Between the empty sex and cigarettes Keep on messing me, messing me up I think of you between the breaths [Outro] If you gonna get me addicted, you've had my permission I think I know how these things go If you gonna mess me up, don't do it slow Yeah, if you gonna mess me up, don't do it slow