[Verse 1]
When I was seventeen, my father said to me
A wealthy man had the things I wanted
Coal miner, diamond ring, the house he built for me
I made a promise to keep them haunted in my

[Pre-Chorus]
Blue dress, satin neck
Taking every piece of my soul
Blue dress, faded black
Look me in my eyes as they close

[Chorus]
Jerome, Jerome
Jerome, oh, why you treat me so cold?
Jerome, Jerome
Jerome, the only love I've ever known

[Verse 2]
He was a quiet man with bloodstains on his hands
The silver kissed him with scars so heavy
I waited patiently, harmonics on reprieve
The desert echoes that drove me crazy in my

[Pre-Chorus]
Blue dress, satin neck
Taking every piece of my soul
Blue dress, faded black
Look me in my eyes as they close
[Chorus]
Jerome, Jerome
Jerome, oh, why you treat me so cold?
Jerome, Jerome
Jerome, the only love I've ever known

[Post-Chorus]
Hold me (Hold), I'm not breathing
Hold me (Hold), I'm not breathing

[Bridge]
Taking every piece of my soul
Blue dress, faded black
Look me in my eyes as they close

[Chorus]
Jerome, Jerome
Jerome, oh, why you treat me so cold?
Jerome, Jerome
Jerome, the only love I've ever known

[Post-Chorus]
Hold me, I'm not breathing
Hold me, I'm not breathing
Hold me, I'm not breathing
[Outro]
Hold me (Hold), I'm not breathing
Hold me (Hold), I'm not breathing
Hold me (Hold), I'm not breathing
(Hold)