[Intro] [Verse 1] Their eyes open wide, then they step to the side They lose half a sentence and swallow their pride The heat in their faces is easy to read A body gives answers before there is need I don't need permission to know what I see The room makes a path when it notices me The food chain is simple when no one will stay A predator enters. The others give way (The others give way) [Verse 2] You stay where you are when I step in too near I watch for the twitch that would settle as fear You look at my mouth and your cheeks start to burn I wait for retreat. You give none in return I should lose interest when prey will not act Instead I come back to recheck the same fact Each time I stand close, you keep holding your ground So I find an excuse to keep coming around (Still under review) [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] I turn by the bookshelf and pull myself thin My shoulders still swear there is room to slip in Three hardcovers tumble and crack on my head I kick at the shelf and blame woodwork instead The toaster pops up and I smash it in two Before I can tell what my hands chose to do Then all of the bulbs start stinging my sight I pull every plug till the room turns to night (No humming, no blinking) My nerves still remember the body I had That does not make me prey, it just makes me mad [Verse 4] I keep what you eat where you always reach first You call it "care." That diagnosis is worse A creature I claim should be healthy and fed That doesn't mean anything softer instead If I know which brand and how much you consume That only means order belongs in the room You grin when I say it. I hate when you do Because every defense sounds softer to you (Territorial maintenance) [Instrumental Break] [Verse 5] She lays one hand lightly on your lower arm I step in between before she can do harm You say she was flirting. I say I don't care Her purpose is useless. Her hand was still there I don't need her motive, her name, or excuse She reached for what's mine. That is all I can use You call me "jealous." I call the word small I want her away. That is clearer than all (Do not rename it) [Bridge] You've seen me go rigid when something falls near And never once used it to bargain with fear You've sat in the dark when I killed every light And left every switch just as I have liked I thought knowing weakness would alter your place Instead you know mine and still look at my face That should make you dangerous, something to lose Instead you're the one thing I repeatedly choose [Verse 6] I wanted you frightened. I wanted you small I wanted one answer that settled it all I called you my prey when you wouldn't retreat Then kept you beside me and called that defeat I changed every rule when the old ones fell through Until all of my rules made exceptions for you You don't have to tremble. You don't have to run I still want you here when the testing is done (The testing is done) [Outro] I am the apex. I know what I am (Apex predator) Do not mention the toaster Do not mention the shelf Do not mention the lights I said I KNOW WHAT I AM (And you are mine)
