Twisted Tea Party

Lyrics

Intro
Step in slow, don't make a sound
Cups on the table, face turned down
I see the flicker in your grin
Like you brought the fear to sit me in

Verse 1
Black lace draped on the door
Boots on tile, can't ignore
Your eyes keep counting every move
Like you know what I won't prove
Silver ice in a paper cup
One sip in and it all comes up
Walls lean close when you lie
I hear the static in your smile

Pre-Chorus
Hands shake, but I stay calm
Heart talks loud in the back of my palm
Names slip off your tongue like smoke
One wrong word and the room all chokes

Chorus
Twisted Tea Party
Twisted Tea Party
Smiles got teeth tonight
Twisted Tea Party
Twisted Tea Party
Run when the fear feels right

Verse 2
Photo flash in a broken frame
Every face here knows my name
Somebody's laughing off-key
Like they're laughing at me
Knives in the cutlery shine
Not enough room for a straight line
I keep my back to the wall
'Cause the floor sounds ready to fall

Breakdown
Hush now
Hear that?
The cups all shake
When you say that

Verse 3
You say "relax," but your jaw locked tight
Your hand too cold in the candlelight
Every promise got a crack
And the crack keeps talking back
I played nice, I played dead
Still your shadow crawls in my head
If you smile, I don't feel safe
That grin got a locked-room shape

Bridge
Tell me who invited the night
Who left the key in plain sight
I saw the exit, then it moved
Like this whole room got something to prove

Breakdown
Cut the lights
Cut the sound
I'm still here
Still around

Chorus
Twisted Tea Party
Twisted Tea Party
Smiles got teeth tonight
Twisted Tea Party
Twisted Tea Party
Run when the fear feels right

Outro
Cups on the table, face turned down
Step in slow, don't make a sound
Twisted Tea Party
Twisted Tea Party