Black Perfume

He smelled like cigarettes and old money Took my hand and called me honey But his eyes were cold like winter sea And he said, "Darling, come with me" I knew better, I knew the score But I got in his car anyway, locked the door He drove fast down the coast at night And I swear the moon looked worried and white Oh, he's danger wrapped in silk and cologne A velvet lie, a heart of stone I breathe him in, I can't refuse The poison in his black perfume He took me to a motel painted pink Gave me champagne, made me think That maybe love could smell like this A fatal flower, a venom kiss He told me stories about girls before Ones who walked out, ones who swore They'd never love another man Then disappeared into his hands Oh, he's danger wrapped in silk and cologne A velvet lie, a heart of stone I breathe him in, I can't refuse The poison in his black perfume In the morning, he was gone Left a note that said "so long" But his jacket hung over the chair And his smell still lingered in the air I pressed it to my face and cried Knowing a part of me had died But God, if he walked through that door I'd love him all over once more 'Cause he's danger wrapped in silk and cologne The only real home I've ever known I'll wear his memory like a bruise The ghost of his black perfume