Alive and Kicking

The story

I was gone for a while, and then I wasn't. Red lips, a midnight dress, my halo left somewhere in an ashtray, and a summer night that didn't ask permission. People wanted me back the way I used to be. I'm not back. I'm alive, and that is a different thing.

Lyrics

Been a minute since I felt this skin
No cage, no leash, no second spin
Last kiss tasted like a sin
But I’m clean now

Red lips, bruised rules, back in the light
Last time I broke, now I bite
Midnight dress, no regrets
Left my halo in the cigarette

Oh, I was gone, but I’m not gone long
Try to hold me? You’re already wrong
Sweat on glass, beat’s too strong
I’m breathin’ like a siren song—

Alive and kicking
Heels on fire, breath thick, moon dripping
Tongue to tongue, no permission given
I'm not yours — I’m just
Alive and kicking
Nails on back, eyes flicking
Summer ain’t soft, it's raw, it’s bitten
I’m not back — I’m
Alive and kicking

Sweat down spine, lovers in passing
All that pain? Just fashion
You prayed I’d break — but I’m crashing
Through your thoughts, no asking

I was down, but I learned to float
You want safe? I’ll slit your throat
You want heat? I’m a summer ghost
Don’t say love. Don’t get close.

Alive and kicking
Heels on fire, breath thick, moon dripping
Tongue to tongue, no permission given
I’m not yours — I’m just
Alive and kicking
Lights go low, but I keep hitting
Body to beat, and I ain’t quitting
I’m not back — I’m
Alive and kicking

You feel me now?
You want the light?
Then burn.

Alive and kicking
Nails on night, hips slipping
No more cries, just heavy living
I’m not lost — I’m
Alive and kicking