In the Cage of Shadows

Chains on the floor, silence in the air,

Breathing feels heavy, despair everywhere.

Walls keep the secrets, shadows hold my screams,

I’m trapped in a nightmare, between love and disease.

"Don’t look for mercy… it’s not in the dark."

I tried to run, but the night has me bound,

Every echo, every whisper pulls me down.

Fear tastes bitter, but I crave your touch,

Broken in pieces, yet wanting too much.

In the cage of shadows, you steal my breath,

Dancing with danger, on the edge of death.

Hope is a ghost, but I ache for the fire,

My captor, my ruin, my deepest desire.

"Hold me tighter… break me slower…"

"Love me cruel, ‘til it’s over."

Eyes in the dark, watching as I bleed,

Twisted devotion, a hunger I feed.

Tears taste of salt, but they never set me free,

I’m bound to the monster who’s devouring me.

"And I don’t want to escape."

I fight the chains, but I crave the bind,

Your shadow carved deep into my mind.

Pain feels holy when it’s you who decides,

Every scar is a vow I can’t hide.

In the cage of shadows, you steal my breath,

Dancing with danger, on the edge of death.

Hope is a ghost, but I ache for the fire,

My captor, my ruin, my deepest desire.

"You think you broke me…"

(beat of silence)

"But darling… I was already yours."

[Refrain (repeated softly, layered whispers

Take me down, take me slow,

In this darkness, let me go.

Take me down, take me slow,

In this love, I’ll never go.