I don't remember the heat

Or the smell of fuel, or being afraid

Just the thrill of living through it

Like letting a tiger lick my bared white throat

After that I was hooked

I learned how to extinguish the flame

And keep it lit inside me

Made my body welcome the play of the torch

Across my skin

I opened and let it in

I opened and let it in

I opened and let it in

Opened and let it in

Nothing I'd ever tried before

Could satisfy my insatiable desire for more

My heart nearly stopped

The ambulance sang my name more times than once

I needed danger's rush

Adrenaline to light me up

That fight or flight all dancing

In my blood and on my tongue

Like medicine

I opened and let it in

I opened and let it in

I opened and let it in

Opened and let it in

Burn away clean

Flicker and breathe

The light and the heat

Within me consuming

So sweet is this thing

Licking my fingers

And whispering

Open to me

(Instrumental)

Ever since I first lowered the blazing

Torch between my teeth

It takes sriracha poured on everything I eat

To make it hot enough for me

It's all I need, my love

My food and drink, religion and my drug

The razor and glass, my trouble

The bottle, the needle and spoon never sizzled

So sweet as this thing

(I opened and let it in, I opened and let it in)

Licking my fingers (I opened and let it in, opened and let it in)

(I opened and let it in)

And whispering (I opened and let it in, I opened and let it in)

Open to me (I opened and let it in, opened and let it in)

So sweet is this thing

Licking my fingers

And whispering

Open to me