[Verse 1]
I met you, the year I stopped fearing my body
The sky split opened above me
It was a pleasure to meet your pain
In my shadow, you're a model of reason
Don't coddle don't tease me
Don't wake a swarm of bees beneath me

[Chorus]
Do, do, do you want tenderness?
Kiss your mouth for tenderness
Settle down for tenderness

[Verse 2]
I've been taught, I should wait to be chosen
That I haven't known love
Until I've been destroyed by love
Certain men, can smell a wound a room away
You are melancholy well
Beauty only made you lonelier

[Chorus]
Do, do, do you want tenderness?
Split your lips for tenderness
Curse your name for tenderness


[Bridge]
Do, do, do you want tenderness?
Tenderness
Tenderness

[Chorus]
Do, do, do you want tenderness?
Break your leg for tenderness
Walk away for tenderness


[Verse 3]
I left town, tucked myself into a mountain
Became something dark and hungry
Still the creek was muttering your name
Now your face half lit, electronic
You no longer need to speak your sentiments
I no longer perform innocence