(Verse 1 – tense, tightly held) Steel meets fire, And I raise my hand— It should be simple. It should be grand. But then I see you And something bends— You look at me Like you forgot we’re meant to end. (Verse 2 – cracking) I’ve trained for this. I know the lines. Good and evil, Stars and spines. But when your eyes Find mine like that… The war forgets Where it’s standing at. (Pre-Chorus – voice rising) Don’t do that— Don’t be kind. Don’t you dare give me What I’ve tried not to find. (Chorus – explosive) Don’t look at me that way! With that silence that speaks. With that pain in your gaze Like it’s mine to keep. I am light, I am law— I am made to destroy. So don’t look like you see More than a soldier or toy! (Verse 3 – quieter, but sharp) You’re supposed to snarl. You’re supposed to strike. Not hesitate Like you think I might… Break. (Bridge – voice almost pleading) I can’t stop If you soften. I can’t fight If you stay. So don’t hold me With your silence— Don’t beg me With your gaze. I already hesitate In all the ways that matter. Don’t make it worse With the way your eyes shatter. (Final Chorus – bigger than before, raw and desperate) Don’t look at me that way! Like I’m more than this spark. Like I’m something worth holding In a world gone dark. I’ll falter— I’ll fall— And I can’t afford to break… So stop looking at me Like it’s love we could make! (Outro – whispered, broken) Don’t look at me that way… Because I’m not sure I won’t look back.
