[Verse 1]
I crossed the ash of your garden gate
Paws in the mud, heart full of hate
Blood moon hanging like a warning sign
And then I saw you on the broken line
You stood so still in that velvet night
A crown of red on a face too bright
I should have fled when your eyes locked mine
But I just froze in the cedar pine
[Pre-Chorus]
You smiled like a blade in silk
Cold as the river spill
My fear went soft in my chest
When you said, "Come closer, beast"
[Chorus]
Crown of red teeth
Crown of red teeth
I came to run
Now I can't leave
Crown of red teeth
Crown of red teeth
You are my curse
And my relief
[Verse 2]
Your hand was pale on the chapel stone
Mine shook hard, but you weren't alone
Every old bruise in your silver stare
Looked like a kingdom nobody dared
You asked my name like you knew it first
Like you had lived in my every thirst
And under that sky, with the wolves gone still
I learned your silence could bend my will
[Pre-Chorus]
Your breath was winter wine
Your voice a church bell line
My fear turned into grace
When you brushed my scarred-up face
[Chorus]
Crown of red teeth
Crown of red teeth
I came to run
Now I can't leave
Crown of red teeth
Crown of red teeth
You are my curse
And my relief
[Bridge]
If I kneel, will you break me slow?
If I stay, will you let me go?
Your eyes said yes
Your mouth said no
Then the thunder rolled
And the whole night leaned
I saw a queen
I saw my need
[Final Chorus]
Crown of red teeth
Crown of red teeth
I came to run
Now I can't leave
Crown of red teeth
Crown of red teeth
Take my name
Take the night from me
Crown of red teeth
Crown of red teeth
I was afraid
Now I want to bleed