Novacaine Valentine

Sodium light on an empty lot
You leave me on read and I feel a lot
Then the shot kicks in and I go cold
You're the only cure I've got
You're bad for the bruise but I let you stay
You kiss it numb then you tear it away
I keep the poison right by the bed
'Cause the quiet beats the dark either way

So here it comes again, that pull in my chest
Reaching for the thing that wrecks me best
Everyone says leave, but I refuse
'Cause nothing hurts as good as you

You're my novacaine valentine
Kill the ache, keep the crime
I can't feel a thing and that's the point
Numb me out one more time
Whoa-oh, you're the cut and the cure
Whoa-oh, and I want it, I'm sure
You're my novacaine valentine
Numb me out one more time

Dead roses dry on the dashboard tray
Sharpie heart that won't wash away
You press the needle right where it hurts
And I thank you anyway
Call it love, call it novacaine
Same red bloom, same beautiful stain
I'd rather feel nothing at all
Than remember your name in the rain

So here it comes again, that pull in my chest
Reaching for the thing that wrecks me best
Everyone says leave, but I refuse
'Cause nothing hurts as good as you

You're my novacaine valentine
Kill the ache, keep the crime
I can't feel a thing and that's the point
Numb me out one more time
Whoa-oh, you're the cut and the cure
Whoa-oh, and I want it, I'm sure
You're my novacaine valentine
Numb me out one more time

Numb, numb, novacaine
Kiss the hurt and I'll do it again
Numb, numb, novacaine
Numb me out one more time

Strip it down to a heartbeat, low
You're the only anesthetic I know
I said I'd quit but I never do
God, I'm in love with the overdose
So numb me out, numb me out
This is what the aching's about
I'd break every bone that you froze
Just to feel you leaving me now

You're my novacaine valentine
Kill the ache, keep the crime
I can't feel a thing and that's the point
Numb me out one more time
Whoa-oh, you're the cut and the cure
Whoa-oh, and I want it, I'm sure
You're my novacaine valentine
Numb me out one more time

Numb, numb, novacaine
Kiss the hurt and I'll do it again
Numb, numb, novacaine
Numb me out one more time