Every time I try to break away
You're right there with your sweet display
Drawing me back with honeyed lies
Making excuses, alibis
I watch the clock tick past midnight
While you wait patiently in plain sight
My hands are shaking as I dial
"Just one more time" becomes denial

The chemistry keeps pulling me down
Each promise broken, still I drown
You're in my bloodstream, can't escape
This dance we do, this give and take

You're the poison I keep choosing
Every single time I'm losing
Round and round we go again
You're the poison, I'm your friend

Morning light reveals the cost
Another day completely lost
Empty bottles, empty words
The same old story, nothing learned
I tell myself I'll walk away
But here we are, another day
Your voice so sweet inside my head
"Just trust in me," is what you said

Quick breaths, cold sweats, trying to maintain
While you're running circles through my veins
Every cell screams out your name
But I won't let you win this game
Fast forward through another week
Of promises I couldn't keep
The mirror shows what's left of me
A ghost of who I used to be
Time to face what I've become
While you sit back and watch me run
In circles till I hit the ground
Your laughter is the only sound
That echoes through these empty rooms
Where you and I, we sealed our doom
But maybe this time I'll be strong
Maybe this time you'll be gone

You're the poison I keep choosing
(I keep choosing)
Every single time I'm losing
(Time I'm losing)
Round and round we go again
You're the poison, I'm your end