Altar

"**Altar**" is a song by Poppy, released under the name That Poppy. It is the third track on her debut extended play, *Bubblebath*. The audio currently has over 2 million views on YouTube. The second demo leaked on May 16th, 2021.

## Theme

The song is about Poppy's obsession with a person that she loves, and wanting to run away with them. She sings about the girl that they're about to marry being a manipulator. Poppy demonstrates strong emotional ambitions towards the subject of the song, which is unusual because she shows little emotion in her YouTube videos.

## Lyrics

* Final Version
* Demo

**[Verse 1]**

She'll take you straight to the bank

Don't marry that gutter skank

I know the pressure is high and she's gonna cry

But that old news needs to die

**[Chorus]**

You're standing at the altar, baby

I'm coming straight for you

The getaway car is waiting and we'll ride into the blue

Church bells don't ring, church bells don't ring too soon

You're standing at the altar, I'm coming for you

**[Verse 2]**

I know that she has a gun, it's an emotional one

And in your vulnerable state, she loves to manipulate

And when you're weak and in pain, she comes around again

**[Chorus]**

You're standing at the altar, baby

I'm coming straight for you

The getaway car is waiting and we'll ride into the blue

Church bells don't ring, church bells don't ring too soon

You're standing at the altar, I'm coming for you

**[Bridge]**

She'll never love you like I love you

'Cause we were born to be together, babe

So don't you leave me for another

Don't say "I do"

You're standing at the altar, baby

I'm coming straight for you

**[Chorus]**

You're standing at the altar, baby

I'm coming straight for you

The getaway car is waiting and we'll ride into the blue

Church bells don't ring, church bells don't ring too soon

You're standing at the altar (Oh)

You're standing at the altar, baby

I'm coming straight for you (Straight for you)

The getaway car is waiting and we'll ride into the blue

Church bells don't ring, church bells don't ring too soon

You're standing at the altar, I'm coming for you

**[Intro]**

Yeah!

Ey!

**[Verse 1]**

She'll take you straight to the bank

Don't marry that gutter skank

I know the pressure is high and she's gonna cry

But that old news needs to die

**[Chorus]**

You're standing at the altar, baby

I'm coming straight for you

The getaway car is waiting and we'll ride into the blue

Church bells don't ring, church bells don't ring too soon

You're standing at the altar, I'm coming for you

**[Verse 2]**

I know that she has a gun, it's an emotional one

And in your vulnerable state, she loves to manipulate

And when you're weak and in pain, she comes around again

**[Chorus]**

You're standing at the altar, baby

I'm coming straight for you

The getaway car is waiting and we'll ride into the blue

Church bells don't ring, church bells don't ring too soon

You're standing at the altar, I'm coming for you

**[Bridge]**

She'll never love you like I love you

'Cause we were born to be together, babe

So don't you leave me for another

Don't say "I do"

You're standing at the altar, baby

I'm coming straight for you

**[Chorus]**

Church bells don't ring, church bells don't ring too soon

You're standing at the altar (Oh) (I'm coming for)

You're standing at the altar, baby

I'm coming straight for you (Straight for you)

The getaway car is waiting and we'll ride into the blue

Church bells don't ring, church bells don't ring too soon (Yeah, yeah)

You're standing at the altar, I'm coming for you