(1) I'm a very special
flavor of poison
everything I touch will either

whither or thrive
so which will it be
will you choose to embrace it

or recoil just in case it
could eat you alive


(refrain)
so if by chance it's poison
that you're dying for

accept no imitation
i'm toxic to the core
toxic to the core


(2) i've poisoned my mind
i've poisoned my smile

i've got so much poison
that the chemists can't compile
a list of ingredients

which my venom has been made
or the byproducts of a life of spite
once the piper has been paid


(repeat refrain)


(3) the curtains drawn the casting call
the moonlight shines across the wall
the stage is set i hear my cue

recite my lines and wait for you
a familiar scent is in the air
of bitter almonds and a bitter stare

i know this battle has been lost to you
i smile it's all that i can do


(repeat refrain)