[VERSE 1 — sparse half-time beat, soft sub-bass] [FEMALE — Submissive] In another lifetime I don’t wait for your command I wear my own reflection I don’t fit inside your hands But tonight you pull me closer Like a secret on a string Fix my hair and choose my silence Tell me pretty things don’t speak You trace circles on my shoulder Like you’re signing what you own Keep me warm beneath the spotlight Then leave me cold when we’re alone [MALE — low response] You look so good like this [FEMALE — breathy] Do I? [FEMALE AD-LIB] Mm… don’t stop [PRE-CHORUS — muted snare, tension rising] Pin me softly Hold me still Tell me no Then bend my will Paint me sweet Dress me wrong Make me weak Then call me strong [WHISPER STACK] Say I’m yours Say it slow Say it where nobody knows [CHORUS — wide layered female vocals, chant-like] Silver cage Silver chain Soft touch Sweet pain Keep me close Keep me quiet Make me holy Start a riot Silver cage Dim light Wrong love Feels right Hold my waist Read my mind Take your time I like the lie [FEMALE AD-LIBS — breathy, panned] Oh… closer Mm, like that Don’t let go Not yet [POST-CHORUS — drums drop, heartbeat sub] [FEMALE — intimate whisper] Am I moving how you want? Am I giving you enough? Am I still your favorite touch? [MALE — distant] Perfect [FEMALE AD-LIB] Mm… say it again [VERSE 2 — darker pad, restrained vocal] In another version There’s no mirror in the room No hands around my heartbeat No perfume hiding doom I sleep without your shadow I wake without your name No one turns my hunger Into something I should shame But you know exactly where To press your voice against my skin Every promise sounds like freedom Till I feel the lock click in [MALE — seductive interruption] You could leave anytime [FEMALE — calm, knowing] Then why do you hide the key? [MALE] You don’t really want it [FEMALE] Maybe I just want you to think [FEMALE AD-LIB] Mm… keep guessing [PRE-CHORUS 2 — heavier low-end, layered whispers] Pull me closer Make me wait Call it love Call it fate Tilt my chin Dim the room Make me moan Then steal the bloom [WHISPER STACK] Say I’m safe Say it twice Make the danger sound like paradise [CHORUS 2 — darker, fuller harmonies] Silver cage Silver chain Soft touch Sweet pain Keep me close Keep me quiet Make me holy Start a riot Silver cage Dim light Wrong love Feels right Hold my waist Read my mind Take your time I like the lie [FEMALE AD-LIBS] Oh… don’t rush Mm, (whispery) bite me.. You know what I like Or you think you do [BRIDGE — drums disappear, male-female call-and-response] [MALE — calm, controlling] You love the way I handle you [FEMALE — soft] Do I? [MALE] You love when I tell you who you are [FEMALE] Maybe [MALE — closer] You wouldn’t shine without me [FEMALE — whispered smile] Then why are you afraid of the dark? [MALE] I made you beautiful [FEMALE] No You just taught me how to moan.. (aaaaah) [LOW IMPACT — beat slowly rebuilds] [FEMALE — more confident] I memorized your breathing Every pause and every sign I let you think you owned the room While I was changing all the lights You wanted something fragile Something soft enough to bend But every doll you dress for pleasure Learns where you begin and end [MALE — unsettled] What are you doing? [FEMALE — intimate whisper] Do you like it daddy?... [FEMALE AD-LIB] Mm… just like you taught me [FINAL CHORUS — fullest arrangement, layered harmonies] Silver cage Broken chain New touch Same flame Keep me close Watch me leave You made a game I made you need Silver cage No light No rules All night Hold my waist One last time Read my lips This body’s mine [MALE — buried beneath harmonies] Stay with me [FEMALE — dominant whisper] You wanted control You should’ve held it tighter [OUTRO — music box, no drums] [FEMALE — soft, teasing] Am I playing sweet enough.. daddy? Am I still your favorite rush? Am I everything you touch? [Pause] Or am I the one You can’t give up? [MALE AD-LIBS — fading] Mm… good girl Come closer Say please One more time [FINAL WHISPER] Who’s in the cage now?
