[INTRO — whispered, intimate] Listen… Do you hear it? That little clock beneath the floor. All those years I dreamed of this moment— And now I wish I could make it stop. [VERSE 1] I conquered cities just to make you come, Burned bright enough to blot out the sun. Every new horror, every grand design, Another crooked way to make you mine. You always found me. You always came. Sword in your hand, fury in your eyes— And God, I loved you when you said my name. You called me monster. I wore it like a crown. Every time you brought me down, I wasn't alone. [PRE-CHORUS] I thought I had forever To give you one more reason To break through my defenses And find me underneath. But I finally made something Even you could not survive… And now the world is ending With you here in my arms. [CHORUS] Oh, my beautiful enemy, What have I done? I built the end of everything Just to make you look at me. I would have been your anything— Your villain, your fool, your man. I would have learned to be good If good had made you stay. But good never made you touch me. Good never made you say my name. So I became something terrible Just to feel your hands again. And now I've won… And you're gone. [VERSE 2] Do you remember the first time you came close? You were angry. I remember your perfume. I remember thinking, Don't move, As though breathing too deeply Might frighten the moment away. You hated me. You should have hated me. I treasured every trembling inch Between your hands and my throat. I could have been gentle. I could have been kind. I could have laid my weapons down And let the world survive. But kindness never guaranteed That you would cross my path. So I kept becoming worse. One crime greater than the last. One spectacle more impossible to ignore. Anything… Anything to make you come running. [BRIDGE — softer, almost spoken] I would have changed. God, I would have changed. Tell me what you wanted And I would have become it. Hero? Saint? Lover? I would have learned goodness If you had asked me. But you never asked. You only came when there was something to stop. So I gave you something to stop. Again. And again. And again… [CHORUS — restrained, breaking] Oh, my beautiful enemy, Look what I've done. The greatest crime I ever committed Was making you the last one. I wanted your eyes on me. I wanted your hands on me. I didn't care if they came with hatred. I didn't care if they came with pain. I only needed proof That beneath your righteous heart… I mattered. [VERSE 3 — intimate] I'm sorry. There. I said it. Something I never thought I'd say to you. I'm sorry. (kisses her forehead) Your hair still smells like the rain. And for one ridiculous second I'm back there again— The first time I got close enough To breathe you in. I remember smiling. You thought I was mocking you. I wasn't. I was memorizing you. [OUTRO — timer growing louder] Thirty seconds. So that's it. No escape. I could still leave. But I won't. A coward deserves no place beside you. And besides… What would I return to? The world I conquered? The empire I built? The silence after you? No. I'm not afraid to die. I'm afraid of living In a world where you don't come for me. (holds her closer) You were the reason. Every tower. Every battlefield. Every terrible thing I became. All those years… All those crimes… All that noise… [FINAL CHORUS — full, mournful] All this was for you. All this was for you. I only wanted you to see me. I only wanted you to stay. I would have been good. I swear I would have been good. If good could have made you love me… I would have been good. [FINAL LINE — whispered] I'm sorry, my love. I wish you had known. (timer reaches zero) All this… was for you.
