[Intro - Spoken] I do not need loyalty. I require obedience. THE BIRD OF HER MEES IS YOUR NAME, YOU ATE YOUR WINGS TO. MAKE. YOU- TAME! [scream breakdown with heavy phonk break]] [Verse 1] [emotional influxes] There’s a shadow in the hallway And a name I do not say Unless there’s work to finish Unless something’s in the way [WHISPER] Alucard I was raised around old portraits Men with medals, men with guns They taught me how to hold a room And how to bury what was done He smiles when the lights go out Like he knows what fear is for I let him wait behind my voice I let him hunger at the door [Pre-Chorus] [voice sounds proud, almost godlike] They ask me how I stand it How I keep him on a chain I tell them very plainly He remembers my name [WHISPER] Integra [Chorus] Come when called Stand where I tell you Bare your teeth Only when I let you You are not mine Because I saved you You are mine Because I gave you Purpose Orders Something to do Good dog I’m not afraid of you [Verse 2] Men like monsters in their stories Until monsters answer back Until the room goes quiet Until the glass begins to crack I have seen him split the darkness I have watched him take his time He is old and he is awful And he follows what is mine Do not ask me for forgiveness Do not ask me if this ends Some things are not meant for kindness Some things are not meant as friends [Pre-Chorus] He laughs because he wants to He kneels because he can There are worse things than a monster With a steady hand [Chorus] Come when called Stand where I tell you Bare your teeth Only when I let you You are not mine Because I saved you You are mine Because I gave you Purpose Orders Something to do Good dog I’m not afraid of you [Bridge - Spoken] You may frighten them. You may disgust them. You may remind them of every grave they hoped stayed closed. But you will listen. Not because I am gentle. Not because you are tamed. Because I asked once. [Breakdown] Wait Watch Do not move Breathe Smile Show the room What happens When I lose Patience [Final Chorus] Come when called Stand where I tell you Bare your teeth Only when I let you You are not mine Because I saved you You are mine Because I gave you Purpose Orders Something to do Good dog I’m not afraid of you [Outro - Spoken] That will be all.
