Terrified Heart lyrics

Song information

Artist: Poe
Album: Haunted

Lyrics

Second phone call to mother

[Ring.]
Mother's answering machine: hello. nobody's
Home. please leave a message
After the beep, and somebody'll get back to you

Daughter:
Mom? you there? are you sleeping? I'm so bummed
I'll sing a little song and maybe...you'll pick up:

Sometimes, I'm terrified of my heart
Of its constant hunger
For whatever it is it wants
(Speaking) the way it stops..

[The line below is actually at the beginning of track 7, "wild".]
...And starts