Liquid Anchor

[Intro] Liquid anchor… Pull me under with a pretty face [Verse 1] Soft gold burning in a borrowed glass Said, “Come on, kid, this’ll make it pass” I was all nerve, no skin, no sleep You hit my blood and the walls leaned back for me Streetlights shaking on a wet black hood Everybody laughing like the damage looked good You took the noise and you made it sing Hung a little fake halo on everything [Pre-Chorus] I thought you lifted Thought you cut me loose But every little freedom Had a heavier truth [Chorus] Liquid anchor, drag me deep Make the fall look clean, make the bad feel sweet Liquid anchor, kiss the wire Turn the chokehold into something like desire I didn’t know the difference, I just knew You made the bottom feel brand new [Verse 2] We ran hard through the sodium light Cheap smoke saints on a Friday night Half in love with the edge, half gone Young enough to think the dark meant we belonged You made a ritual out of losing track Out of one more pour and one more never look back You wore the face of nerve and grace While quietly putting weight behind my name [Pre-Chorus] I thought you held me Thought you kept me brave But every hand I gave you Dug a little grave [Chorus] Liquid anchor, drag me deep Make the fall look clean, make the bad feel sweet Liquid anchor, kiss the wire Turn the chokehold into something like desire I didn’t know the difference, I just knew You made the bottom feel brand new [Bridge] And I called it living Called it control Called it the one sure thing In a room full of ghosts But the chain got longer The chain got loud I could feel your weight Even when I wasn’t drowning out [Final Chorus] Liquid anchor, drag me down You looked like mercy in a glowing town Liquid anchor, burn me through I kept calling it mine while it hollowed me out And for a while You made the undertow Feel like proof [Outro] Liquid anchor… Liquid anchor… I thought you were lift… I thought you were lift…