[Verse 1]
I close my eyes and hope to forget
To still feel your hands 'round my neck
You went away but all of your chains
And ropes holding me stayed in place

[Pre-Chorus]
And I will never be, be washed and clean again
I will never know, know the innocence

[Chorus]
I can't purge you from me
You're more than a poison I can force out
Every word you told me
Left such a rancid taste in my mouth
I can't purge you, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
I can't purge you, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
I can't purge you, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
I can't purge you, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm

[Verse 2]
A hollow promise and a hollow bed
Your voice an alarm in my head
How could you be gone for six months
And still take the air from my lungs?
[Pre-Chorus]
And I will never be, be washed and clean again
I will never know, know the innocence

[Chorus]
I can't purge you from me
You're more than a poison that I can force out
Every word you told me
Left such a rancid taste in my mouth
I can't purge you, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
I can't purge you, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
I can't purge you, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
I can't purge you, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm