[1950s Delta Blues / Slow, Smoky, and Sinister

Tempo: Very slow, heavy 6/8 time (almost hypnotic)

Vibe: Dark, seductive, dripping with regret and temptation

Voice: Deep, sultry, a little cracked like a soul worn thin]

You poured me a drink with a crooked grin,

Honey on your lips, but the devil in your skin.

One sweet kiss, now I’m undone,

Tastes like heaven... burns like the sun.

🎶 Lover’s poison on my tongue,

Sweet as a hymn, sharp as a gun.

You wrapped my heart in a velvet noose,

Lover’s poison... and I can't break loose. 🎶

You move like smoke in a crowded room,

Smiling while you write my doom.

Slipped your lies into my wine,

Now I’m yours... past any line.

🎶 Lover’s poison in my veins,

Singin’ sorrow through my chains.

You stitched my soul to your tattooed truth,

Lover’s poison... stole my youth. 🎶

Mmm...

Could've run but I stayed too long,

Knew the words but sang the wrong song.

Now I’m driftin’, lost at sea,

Your poison runnin’ deep in me.

🎶 Lover’s poison, black as night,

Blinds my soul, snuffs my light.

Still I drink, still I choose,

Lover’s poison...

And I lose. 🎶

Lover’s poison...

And I lose...