[Intro] [low-frequency cinematic swell, metallic impact] [spoken male vocals] You never loved people. [eerie synth pad, high-pitched string slide] You studied what they offered. [distorted bass pulse] Found the softest part of them. [heavy drum impact] Then fed. [distorted guitar chug] Until there was nothing left. [drum fill, record scratch] [Verse 1] [driving drum beat, syncopated distorted guitar riff] You walk in starving with the beautiful disguise Tell a wounded little story while you calculate the price Every tear was an investment, every kiss came with a fee You didn't fall in love, you found another place to feed I gave you shelter from the storm, you brought the storm indoors Turned my kindness into currency, kept demanding more You drained the room of oxygen and blamed me when I choked Built your throne from broken promises and everything you stole [Pre-Chorus] [half-time feel, palm-muted guitars] You call it survival, but survival ain't a scheme You don't build with anybody, you just crawl inside their dreams Leave them pale, leave them empty, leave them questioning their worth And move on to the next heart like a plague across the earth [Chorus] [full distorted band, shouted vocals] You don't want love, you want access You don't want trust, you want leverage You don't need hearts, you need hosts Get what you can and disappear like a ghost Parasite! Living off another life Taking 'til there's nothing and you vanish in the night Parasite! You can dress it up in gold But underneath the beauty is a hunger with no soul [Verse 2] [rhythmic rapping, driving drums] You keep feeding, feeding, never satisfied Everybody near you gets consumed from the inside I finally cut the cord and stepped into the light You can find another victim, you can't feed on me tonight You collect good people like possessions on a shelf Not because you care, you're terrified to face yourself Every favor gets recorded, every weakness gets retained So the moment they resist you, you can weaponize their pain [Pre-Chorus] [half-time feel] You make loyalty a prison, make compassion feel naive Give them just enough affection so they're scared to ever leave Then you twist every reaction 'til the world thinks you were harmed While the fingerprints of chaos are still hanging from your arm I was carrying your burdens while you laughed behind my back I was pouring into something with a permanent crack Now the spell is finally broken and the picture's coming clear You were never my salvation, you were feeding on my fear [Chorus] [full distorted band] Parasite! Living off another life Taking 'til there's nothing and you vanish in the night Parasite! You can dress it up in gold But underneath the beauty is a hunger with no soul You keep feeding, feeding, never satisfied Everybody near you gets consumed from the inside I finally cut the cord and stepped into the light You can find another victim, you can't feed on me tonight [Bridge] [drums drop out, clean electric guitar arpeggio] No more blood in the water No more opening the door No more saving somebody Who only leaves me needing more [distorted guitar swell] I don't hate you I escaped you That's the difference, understand You lost your grip the second I took my power back again [Outro] [driving drums and heavy riffs return] Now I recognize the pattern 'fore it gets beneath my skin All that charm is just a doorway where the damage enters in You can rehearse another tragedy, convince somebody new But the mask eventually fractures and reveals the real you I'm not bitter, I'm awakened, I can finally breathe alone Turned the wreckage into wisdom, built a kingdom from the bone You thought I'd crawl back starving, thought I needed your disease But the host became resistant, now the parasite must leave Go go searching for attention, go manipulate the room Keep confusing being wanted with escaping from your doom I will warn the next believer, truth is always coming through Everything you do to others eventually feeds on you [shouted] Parasite! [heavy guitar hit, sudden silence] [spoken] Some people leave scars. Some people leave lessons. You left both. But you didn't leave with me.
