THE KNIFE IN MEv6

Intro 4–8 bars: clean electric guitar with arpeggiated chords, subtle reverb, slow build. Add soft kick and snare on the second bar, bass enters on the third. On the last bar before verse, add a short melodic guitar lick that leads into the vocal line. [Verse 1] You put a knife right through my heart, girl — Not with hate, not with a lie, not with rage. You just loved me way too hard, All the way down — like a scream on the stage. Every word you say's a fire, every look's a storm, You're burning down the bridges in the night. I wanted to be your shelter, but I fell apart, Crushed to dust by a love that's tearing through the fight. [Chorus] They say that love is light and peace — But ours is a storm that blows the roof away. I don't know how to live with this kind of beast, This blade that's cutting and warming me all the way. This knife ain't a curse, it ain't a sign of doom, It's the scar of the realest love I've ever known. It cuts deeper than any razor blade, 'Cause it's true — it ain't just yesterday's show. Let the blood run — I ain't pulling out the steel, I'm scared the love would die when the blade is gone. This pain is proof that I'm still here, Loved so hard that the whole world's frozen on. [Instrumental] [Verse 2] You never meant to hurt me, baby, you just burn, You give it all away — down to the last flame. I'm standing here, watching myself burn in return, And I can't say: "Slow down… slow down… my flame." I'm learning how to breathe through this cold steel, With this crazy feeling: being loved like that. Your love's the sharpest blade I've ever held, The one I drove into my heart — your love, my bat. [Chorus] They say that love is light and peace — But ours is a storm that blows the roof away. I don't know how to live with this kind of beast, This blade that's cutting and warming me all the way. This knife ain't a curse, it ain't a sign of doom, It's the scar of the realest love I've ever known. It cuts deeper than any razor blade, 'Cause it's true — it ain't just yesterday's show. Let the blood run — I ain't pulling out the steel, I'm scared the love would die when the blade is gone. This pain is proof that I'm still here, Loved so hard that the whole world's frozen on. [Bridge] My heart still aches, but I'm still smiling, Remembering the night it all went down. I keep this blade inside my chest — 'Cause I'm alive, right here, with the love of my life around. [Chorus] They say that love is light and peace — But ours is a storm that blows the roof away. I don't know how to live with this kind of beast, This blade that's cutting and warming me all the way. This knife ain't a curse, it ain't a sign of doom, It's the scar of the realest love I've ever known. It cuts deeper than any razor blade, 'Cause it's true — it ain't just yesterday's show. Let the blood run — I ain't pulling out the steel, I'm scared the love would die when the blade is gone. This pain is proof that I'm still here, Loved so hard that the whole world's frozen on. [Outro] The knife in me… From a love so strong… Don't you dare take it out, girl. Just love me harder — all night long… [Instrumental] [End]