(Verse 1) The humming of the fluorescent tube Is the only heartbeat in the room A clinical white, a jagged glare Cutting through the sulfur air You’re tracing the lines of the metal frame While I’m reciting your secret name In a voice like a razor, thin and cold A story of betrayal, finally told. (Pre-Chorus) Silk on my skin, steel in my hand A kingdom of salt, a desolate land Your lace is shredded, your spirit is thin Now let the reckoning begin. (Chorus) And the shadows stretch long across the floor You’re begging for mercy, begging for the door But the lock is a secret only I hold tight In the flickering glow of a sterile light Did you like the taste of a stolen throne? Did you think you could claim what I’ve always owned? Now the pleasure is gone, and the penance is here I’m the only god you’re allowed to fear. (Verse 2) Look at the way your shoulders shake How much tension can one woman take? The leather is biting, the straps are precise A calculated, meticulous price I’m not screaming, I’m not losing my head I’m just painting the memory a deep, dark red My skirt is a pencil, my gaze is a blade Watch as the colors of your confidence fade. (Bridge) (Slow down, heavy bass, rhythmic clicking sound) Click. The weight of the lead. Click. The things left unsaid. You played the mistress, you played the part Now I’m dissecting your desperate heart I hope the ecstasy was worth the fall Because you’re nothing but a smudge on a cellar wall. (Guitar Solo - Distorted, screeching, high-tension) (Outro) You’re weeping in a language I’ve learned to despise I can see the vacuum inside of your eyes Smile for the camera, pose for the pain Until there’s nothing left but a rusted chain I hope you enjoyed him... I really do... Because now, the only thing you’ll feel Is me. Just me. (Fading out to the sound of a fluorescent light flickering and finally popping) *Click.* *Silence.*
