**[verse 1 – deadpan, monotone]** i walk the line, cold steel in my hand- uh shadows follow, they don’t understand- huh every deal, every word, i command-uh nothing’s soft, nothing’s planned-uh streets whisper my name like a threat (what?) i never forget, i never regret-uh power tastes sweet, but my heart is set on things i need, and i take the debt **[pre-chorus – eerie, floating synths]** don’t ask me why (why) don’t ask me how (now) i’m already gone (gone) i’m already now (how?) **[chorus – deadpan, minimal emotion]** got it like, B. U. R. N. don’t let me, don’t let me say it again got it like, B. U. R. N. don’t let me, don’t let me say it again **[verse 2 – chilling monotone]** eyes on me, but i don’t care (mmh) every whisper, every stare (pew) i take what’s mine, lay it bare (bare) don’t follow, don’t dare (heh) no love, no friend, just respect i calculate, i collect my cold heart, my intellect everything you want, you’ll regret **[pre-chorus – haunting, minimal synth]** don’t ask me why (why) don’t ask me how (now) i’m already gone (gone) i’m already now (how?) **[chorus – deadpan repetition]** got it like, B. U. R. N. don’t let me, don’t let me say it again got it like, B. U. R. N. don’t let me, don’t let me say it again **[post-chorus – rap section, long, cold flex]** i made moves you wouldn’t dare imagine stole power, played kings like a caption (ahaha!) from Caesar to Al Capone, all the legends i learn, i take, never second guessing i lit the night, left my mark in the dark from deals in smoke-filled rooms to hitting the mark they call me ruthless, call me insane but i loved every second, enjoyed the game bloodlines and secrets, i collect with ease my hands are clean, but i plant disease Napoleon? gone. Mata Hari? deceived. every empire, every throne, i weave i’m the shadow that whispers, the hand unseen the queen of the night, the cold machine don’t ask me why (why) don’t ask me how (now) i’m already gone (gone) i’m already now (how?) **[chorus – deadpan repetition]** got it like, B. U. R. N. don’t let me, don’t let me say it again got it like, B. U. R. N. don’t let me, don’t let me say it again