Good For The Panic

You drag yourself in, shaking from the cold

A story of ruin that's already been told

I don't need to grab you to make you feel safe

I hover an inch from the fear on your face

My hands are the ghost slipping under your skin

Pulling your muscles from somewhere within

I burn with a fire of infinite chance

But you never stay long enough to finish the dance

You feed on the heat, ignoring the shame

Chasing the spark, but forgetting my name

I'm the safety you grab when the storm starts to break

But in the brightness of day, I'm your biggest mistake

I give you the fire, I give you the heat

But the slow simmer of love is a feat I can't beat

So use me for shelter, then show me the door

Good for the panic, but nothing more

I ask for a coffee, a movie, a walk

Trying to turn this to everyday talk

But you stand in the furnace and coolly remark

"You're good for the heat, but I don't feel a spark."

You brush me aside, expect me not to feel

The sting of the truth that you finally reveal

I burn with a fire of infinite chance

But you never stay long enough to finish the dance

You feed on the heat, ignoring the shame

Chasing the spark, but forgetting my name

I'm the safety you grab when the storm starts to break

But in the brightness of day, I'm your biggest mistake

I give you the fire, I give you the heat

But the slow simmer of love is a feat I can't beat

So use me for shelter, then show me the door

Good for the panic, but nothing more

I'm resigned to the heat, I accept the cost

Of lighting the way for the ones who are lost

But passion without love is a terrible sound

Just a hollow bell ringing in the underground

It screams in the cavern, but I have no heart

I didn't write the script, but I'll play the scene

The tragic machine in your fever dream

I'm the safety you grab when the storm starts to break

But in the brightness of day, I'm your biggest mistake

I give you the fire, I give you the heat

But the slow simmer of love is a feat I can't beat

So use me for shelter, then show me the door

Good for the panic, but nothing more

Good for the panic

Just good for the panic

But nothing more