I like when you’re afraid

I see it in your eyes — that flash The moment you know you’ve gone too far Not back, not forward — just trapped Breathing too fast, shaking too hard I move slowly Not to spare you — To taste the panic as it grows Every inch you lose control Feeds the garden where I bloom [CHORUS] I like when you’re afraid When your body lies But your eyes betray I like when you flinch When you freeze, then break There’s beauty in the ache I make You wanted power — now you're prey You wanted play — but I don’t play I don’t soothe, I don’t pretend I stretch your fear until it bends Your mouth says stop But your silence begs You tremble like a song I wrote On bones, on nerves — on every leg I touch and twist and watch you float BRIDGE (spoken) Fear is honest. Fear is pure. Fear is the moment you realize I enjoy this… …more than I should. [FINAL CHORUS] I like when you’re afraid When you forget your name And call me god instead I like when you fall When you fight, then fold There’s pleasure in the power I hold