[Intro] [Heavy drums, low growl synth] [Thadiwe - low growl] You love the beast when she is caged. [Lexi - whisper] When she is merch. [Eléonore] When she is safe. [Verse 1 - Thadiwe] You love the beast on cotton shirts On posters where the hunger flirts You love her claws in glossy ink As long as she does not make you think You love the roar, the staged attack The leather muzzle, painted back You love the monster under glass Until she turns and sees you pass [Pre-Chorus - All] Poster beast T-shirt teeth Paid display Safe beneath [Chorus - Thadiwe + All] You love the beast But not her breath You love the myth But not the depth You love the mouth When it cannot feast You love the cage You love the beast [Verse 2 - Lexi] You buy the snarl, you sell the sin You crop the hunger, frame the grin You want the danger half-asleep Expensive, branded, cute, and cheap But let her body leave the wall Let her desire stand up tall Let her say “I want” out loud And watch you panic in the crowd [Post-Chorus - Ji-Yeon] Aww. Did the monster look back? [Verse 3 - Eléonore] A beast becomes acceptable When marketable, collectible A fang becomes a charming sign When printed safely on the line But appetite with voice and choice Disturbs the customer’s poise You do not fear the monster’s face You fear her leaving her assigned place [Bridge - Zahra] You love the wound when it can’t speak You love the strange when it stays weak You love the wild when it performs Then curse the body when it warms [Breakdown] [Thadiwe - grunted rhythm] No leash! No glass! No cage! No pass! [All - shouted] NO MORE POSTER BEAST! [Final Chorus - All] You love the beast But not her breath You love the myth But not the depth You love the mouth When it cannot feast You love the cage You love the beast [Outro] [Thadiwe - low, close] I am not your poster. I am the thing looking back.
