Scorpions Don't Live Forever

You've been on my mind, you've been on hers

I wonder if you took the time to get better or let yourself feel worse

I feel so unhuman in the way I hate you

There's blue blood coursing through me in dark veins, I keep it cool

In blistering heat, I'll burrow in the next layer down

But you're hindering me, down for the count, you're circling around

Like a hawk in the sky, planning when to make the nosedive

Rattlesnakes in the grass blades, you'll only see me under black light

I got an impulsive habit to break and a secret that I can't shake

The stinger hanging over my head, pointed at you for my sake

You know scorpions don't live forever

And that keeps me awake

I didn't want to keep talking once I heard your voice

I was searching for any excuse, a speaker to use to drown out the noise

I didn't want you sleep over, but it felt like the grown up thing to do

Thinking about how long it'd take to get over while I'm under you

In blistering heat, I'll burrow in the next layer down

But you're hindering me, down for the count, you're circling around

Like a hawk in the sky, planning when to make the nosedive

Rattlesnakes in the grass blades, you'll only see me under black light

I got an impulsive habit to break and a secret that I can't shake

The stinger hanging over my head pointed at you for my sake

You know scorpions don't live forever

I'll love you like a sandstorm and sweep you away

Encapsulate you in a current and leave you in a haze

Got a flair for the dramatic, got my eye on you

Gotta find a way to explain my point of view

It's embarrassing to want to find my way back to you

I'll keep it on a back burner 'til we both come to

Like a hawk in the sky, planning when to make the nosedive

Rattlesnakes in the grass blades, you'll only see me under black light

Got an impulsive habit to break and a secret that I can't shake

Stinger hanging over my head pointed at you for my sake

You know scorpions don't live forever

And that keeps me awake