Haunt Me Gently

(Verse 1)
You move like a whisper through the cracks in my skin
A quiet kind of chaos pulling me back in
I swore I’d burn the bridge, salt the earth where we stood
But you bloom in the ashes like you said you would

I keep tracing your shadow on the back of my mind
Every place that I run, you are not far behind
You tell me “let go,” but your hands don’t release
Love shouldn’t hurt, but maybe I need the bleed

(Pre-Chorus)
You’re the calm in my veins, then the shaking
A prayer I can’t stop myself from breaking

(Chorus)
If loving you ruins me, let it ruin me slow
Haunt me gently, I don’t want to let you go
Wrap your silence ’round my throat just like a vow
If I’m losing myself in you, I’ll take the fall right now
If loving you ruins me—
Then ruin me, somehow

(Verse 2)
I breathe you in deeper than the air that I need
You’re a beautiful sickness, and I crave the disease
Your kiss is confession, your touch is a crime
And I’d plead guilty twice, just to do it one more time

You’re the flicker of light in the room where I drown
The voice in the choir dragging me underground
I know I should run, but I stay when it’s cold
’Cause your darkness feels warmer than being alone

(Pre-Chorus)
You’re the lie that I choose to believe in
The cut that I keep, because I need it

(Chorus)
If loving you ruins me, let it ruin me slow
Haunt me gently, I don’t want to let you go
Wrap your silence ’round my throat just like a vow
If I’m losing myself in you, I’ll take the fall right now
If loving you ruins me—
Then ruin me, somehow

(Bridge)
I’m not afraid of hell if you’re with me there
Drag me under, I’ll follow, I don’t care
If this is the end, then don’t pull me away
Let me drown in the words that you never say

(Chorus – Final)
If loving you ruins me, let it ruin me slow
(Stay and haunt me, stay and haunt me)
Haunt me gently, I don’t want to let you go
(Stay and haunt me, stay and haunt me)
If surrendering everything brings me to you
Then take what’s left of me, tear the soul in two
If loving you ruins me—
Then ruin me, it’s true

metal, industrial, atmospheric, modern dark-pop metal / alt-metal, Metalcore-adjacent Dark electronic undertones, male