Lyric

I wrote your name in ink

On cream that cost me more

A little card for the fall

I left at your front door

Folded with care

A ribbon, pale and thin

Such a polite invite

To let the damage in

Do come dressed in white

Bring your practiced smile

There’s a place reserved

At the end of the aisle

The seat is set for you

The table, too

I’ve kept the worst of it

Quite fresh for you

RSVP to your ruin

Please, do

RSVP to your ruin

I saved one for you

RSVP to your ruin

So neat, so true

RSVP to your ruin

I’m waiting for you

I sealed the envelope

With a perfect press

No need for raised voices

Or a scene, I confess

I chose a fountain pen

For its tasteful line

Even your undoing

Should look divine

Do come as promised

On the hour, alone

There’s a velvet chair

And a place to call home

The room will be quiet

The glass will gleam

And all your grand plans

Will come apart clean

RSVP to your ruin

Please, do

RSVP to your ruin

I saved one for you

RSVP to your ruin

So neat, so true

RSVP to your ruin

I’m waiting for you

Take the little card

If you’re feeling brave

There’s a polished edge

To the hole you made

You were always formal

I adore that pose

So I made your ending

Match your favorite clothes

RSVP to your ruin

Please, do

RSVP to your ruin

I saved one for you

RSVP to your ruin

So neat, so true

RSVP to your ruin

I’m waiting for you

You look so calm tonight

Almost kind

Almost clean

I said it softly

Watched it land

In between

A Compliment With a Thorn

Wrapped in lace

Left at your door

I loved your little speech

So rehearsed

So sincere

I held my smile in place

Let the room

Disappear

You wear regret so well

It suits you

From afar

I meant it sweetly

That was the most

Cruel part

A Compliment With a Thorn

No raised voice

No broken form

Pretty words

Polished stem

Bloom once

Bleed then

I never had to strike

I only had to name

The beautiful mistake

You wanted framed

A Compliment With a Thorn

Kissed the air

And found its mark