Ballad of the Toxic Lovers

from Everything's Bad And I'm Angry by Sam Gleason

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CHORUS:
I'm so in love with you
I'm so in love
I'm so in love with you
I'm so in love

But a simple trigger word and we begin to curse and shout
If love is such a simple thing, why do I want you out?
Hiding behind furniture
Throwing different light fixtures
Cut your feet on shattered glass that's covering the ground
The war has gotten physical, no sight of dying down
She hates me, I can't stand her
But we both have this thought lingering around

CHORUS

Twisted words and dynamite and the peace comes to an end
Empty bottles of Coors Light make the perfect ammunition
One projectile flew through the air, hit me in my face and broke
I fell on my back then and there and began to have a stroke
The ambulance is on its way
She's crying, tries her best to pray
I made it back into this world because I heard her say

CHORUS

I look up at her, red hand mark on my face
Can we really be surprised we are back in this dark place?
She's swinging a pan at deadly force
I threw a blender at her as my retort
Now she's got the kitchen knife and I've pulled out my gun
I can't remember which one of us caused this situation
She looked me in the eye
I thought she'd calm us down
Then lunged at me brandishing the knife
Screaming a curdling sound
I pointed and I aimed and I pulled the trigger
Yeah, I had my safety, but I'd lost something bigger
I took her body to my side
Held her in my arms and cried

CHORUS

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from Everything's Bad And I'm Angry, released September 1, 2016
Written by Sam Gleason
Produced by Brendan Kelly and Sam Gleason

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