[Verse 1] Silk mask on the rail Boots on your cold hotel floor I traced your name in the dust Like I’d done this all before Your laugh cut through my training Sharp smile Soft hands Slow wine You asked what I was hiding I said “Only borrowed time” [Chorus] You’re the target I was told to take But your touch turned my trigger to flame I was raised to be a quiet blade Now I’m shaking in your tangled sheets You’re the one thing I can’t erase Marked in ink on my master’s page I should end you in the dark of night But I keep choosing you instead of the knife [Verse 2] Your scars told crowded stories Of deals cut in backroom air You kissed my wrist where the poison rests Said “Love What are you doing there?” Whispers crawling under doors Names that taste like rust We traded sins on the pillow Swore secrets in our hush [Chorus] You’re the target I was told to take But your touch turned my trigger to flame I was raised to be a quiet blade Now I’m shaking in your tangled sheets You’re the one thing I can’t erase Marked in ink on my master’s page I should end you in the dark of night But I keep choosing you instead of the knife [Bridge] I hear his voice in the hallway hum “Little ghost Don’t you dare run” But your breath is on my collarbone And I’m so tired of being owned If loving you means I’m the traitor Let the whole dark empire crumble later I’ll burn the creed I’ll break his crown If he comes for you I’ll cut him down (yeah) [Chorus] You’re the target I was told to take But your touch turned my trigger to flame I was raised to be a quiet blade Now I’m shaking in your tangled sheets You’re the one name I won’t erase Crossed the line I can’t be remade I was meant to be your end tonight But I keep choosing you instead of the knife
