Madame Guillotine

Verse 1

Some nights I keep the porch light on

Just to see which way the crow flies

She knocks with knuckles made of china

And I pretend I didn't hear it twice

Come on in

She never blinks

Just points at the chair I'm always meant to sit in

And says my name like it's a question I should answer

Pre-Chorus

And the chandelier comes down like snowfall

And I'm already leaning

Chorus

Oh Madame Guillotine

You've got a sweet way of ending things

Set the table for one

And call it a ceremony

Down, down on my knees

And I'll beg like it's the last thing I mean

Oh Madame Guillotine

One clean line between

what I was and what I'd be

Verse 2

I asked her what she keeps

Under all those fancy manners

She said the trick is never keeping anything

You just get good at letting it go clean

So I pour the wine we'll never drink

And stack the plates like dominoes

The dinner's getting cold

But the chair is warm

Isn't that the trick

Pre-Chorus

And the chandelier comes down like snowfall

And I'm already leaning

Chorus

Oh Madame Guillotine

You've got a sweet way of ending things

Set the table for one

And call it a ceremony

Down, down on my knees

And I'll beg like it's the last thing I mean

Oh Madame Guillotine

One clean line between what I was and what I'd be

Post-Chorus

(Down, down, down)

And the plate just keeps on spinning

(Down, down, down)

Watch it settle where I'm standing

Bridge

(One clean line)

And I never want to touch it

(One clean line)

And I can't look away from it

Steady as she breathes

Steady till I don't

Final Chorus

Oh Madame Guillotine

You've got a sweet way of ending things

Set the table for one

And call it a ceremony

Down, down on my knees

And I'll beg like it's the last thing I mean

Oh Madame Guillotine

One clean line between what I was and what I'd be

Outro

She sets the plate

I pull the knob

One clean line

And it opens from the other side