[Intro]
Sticky floor
Red sky
Sugar smoke
Hear them cry (shhh)
[Verse 1]
Gumdrop eyes on the carousel
Jawbreakers stacked like a wishing well
Licorice veins in the hallway drip
Lollipop fangs take a little sip
Candy-corn teeth in a crooked grin
Chocolate handprints on your skin
Caramel ropes on your wrists so tight
Cotton-sweet breath in the dead of night (yeah)
[Chorus]
Candy comes alive when the lights go black
Hear the wrappers crawl, never crawl right back
Mr. Mint in the dark, yelling “line up, line up”
If you taste the floor, then your time is up
Sugar on your tongue, then your veins run cold
Every bite you take, something takes control
Candy comes alive when the doors all lock
And your heartbeat pops like a cherry rock (woah)
[Verse 2]
Gummy bear bodies in a crimson heap
Syrup on the ceiling, dripping in your sleep
Peppermint blades in a striped white cane
Slicing little ribbons out your name
Cupcake crowns made of broken bone
Marshmallow hands drag you from your phone
You can smell that sweet, sick twist of fate
As the licorice loops ‘round your throat like a snake (hey)
[Chorus]
Candy comes alive when the lights go black
Hear the wrappers crawl, never crawl right back
Mr. Mint in the dark, yelling “line up, line up”
If you taste the floor, then your time is up
Sugar on your tongue, then your veins run cold
Every bite you take, something takes control
Candy comes alive when the doors all lock
And your heartbeat pops like a cherry rock
[Bridge]
He hums in a voice like syrup
Soft words, hard hands, “come nearer” (come here)
You wanted a bite of heaven
Now you’re stuck in the jaws of terror
[Chorus]
Candy comes alive when the lights go black
Hear the wrappers crawl, never crawl right back
Mr. Mint in the dark, yelling “line up, line up”
If you taste the floor, then your time is up
Sugar on your tongue, then your veins run cold
Every bite you take, something takes control
Candy comes alive and you won’t wake up
‘Cause the last thing you taste is a crimson cup (yeah)