I don’t chase, I’m being followed Every promise slightly hollow I learned early what things cost How to win and what gets lost City lights know where I’ve been Every door I walked in People talk but never stay Power makes them look away You look at me like I’m a sin Like you already gave in I told you once, don’t cross that line You said you’d rather not be fine Don’t call it love, call it control You want my fire, not my soul You like the way I don’t pretend I break things just to watch them bend Stay close if you can take the heat I never promised anything sweet You knew my name before the fall You knew I’d never stop at all Younger eyes, but not naïve You see more than I believe You don’t ask me where I go You just wait and let me know Every rule you let me write Every wrong that feels too right You don’t want to lead the game You just want to wear my name I should push you far away You only make me want to stay Danger’s easier to hold Than being honest, being known Don’t call it love, call it control You want my fire, not my soul You like the way I don’t pretend I break things just to watch them bend Stay close if you can take the heat I never promised anything sweet You knew my name before the fall You knew I’d never stop at all I don’t need you to be strong I need you here when things go wrong Not to save me, not to fight Just to stand there in the night If you stay, you stay by choice Not by hope or softer noise I don’t love the way you kneel I love how little you conceal Don’t call it love, we both agreed You want the chaos, I need the need No innocence left to defend Just power playing to the end
