I waited. I watched. I wanted. Now. I wore the face beside your shoulder I wore the voice you let come near You smiled at me through borrowed kindness While I kept hunger dressed as fear I counted every wound you mended I tasted weakness in each breath Your blood kept dragging you together So beautifully close to death You shone too bright for one small body You bled too sweetly to decay I stayed behind your fragile trust And let the moment crawl my way Closer, closer Behind your back Softer, sweeter Through every crack Trust me, need me Let me stay One more breath Then I take it away Your heart was always meant to open wide Your face was always meant to fit my hands I watched you break, I watched you rise Now every piece of you obeys my commands Let me hold you Let me own you Let me carve my name where you used to breathe Beautiful prey falls silent for me Beautiful prey falls silent for me You spent your mercy on the dying You spent your strength on standing tall You gave your blood to mend the damage While I gave nothing back at all Each little healing made you hollow Each little breath became a thread I saw the tremor in your fingers I saw the crown tilt on your head You turned too late to know the ending Too late to understand The monster waited in your shadow With your heartbeat in his hand Touch you, take you Open wide Heart in my hand Light in your eyes Mine now, mine now End the chase One clean cut And I keep your face Your heart is finally open wide Your face is finally in my hands I watched you break, I watched you die Now every piece of you obeys my commands I can hold you I can own you I can wear the silence underneath Beautiful prey falls silent for me Beautiful prey falls silent for me The sky stayed shut The light stayed distant Your blood ran warm Your breath ran thin Just my fingers Just your heartbeat Just the sound Of pretty things becoming mine You were blood You were ruin You were everything I had to keep Close your eyes Be still, my beautiful Prey looks sweetest when it sleeps I’m done with waiting Done with watching Done with wanting from behind Mine now Mine now Every piece of you is mine Your heart lies quiet in my open hand Your face fits perfectly inside my hands I watched you break, I watched you die Now every piece of you obeys my commands I can hold you I can own you I can keep the silence underneath Beautiful prey lies still for me Beautiful prey lies still for me I have you I have you Nothing beautiful gets to leave I waited. I watched. I wanted. Mine.
