[Verse 1]
You talk in mirrors
I read the angles
Smile like a saint
Hands stay tangled
Your shirt says charm
Your eyes say gamble
Vikings tattoo
All bravado, no angle
You switch your face
Like the month switch weather
I clock the shift
I just get better
[Pre-Chorus]
Jacob, tell the truth
Don’t rehearse it
You build a throne
Then you curse it
I see your move
Before it lands
All that slick talk
In your own hands
[Chorus]
Master manipulator, Jacob
(master manipulator)
Say it soft, then shake up the whole room
Master manipulator, Jacob
(master manipulator)
You leave a trace when you come through
Vikings tattoo, big talk too
But I know what you do
[Verse 2]
You keep receipts
In a hidden drawer
One for the thrill
One for the war
You call it fate
I call it staging
Set every scene
Keep everybody caged in
You wear that name
Like it pays your bills
But I’ve seen your grin
When the room goes still
You want control
I want the exit
You love the game
I don’t respect it
[Pre-Chorus]
Jacob, tell the truth
Don’t rehearse it
You build a throne
Then you curse it
I see your move
Before it lands
All that slick talk
In your own hands
[Chorus]
Master manipulator, Jacob
(master manipulator)
Say it soft, then shake up the whole room
Master manipulator, Jacob
(master manipulator)
You leave a trace when you come through
Vikings tattoo, big talk too
But I know what you do
[Bridge]
Now the room is quiet
And your mask won’t hold
Every line you sold
Turns plain and cold
I don’t need revenge
I need distance
You can keep that game
I want peace in it
[Final Chorus]
Master manipulator, Jacob
(master manipulator)
Say it soft, then shake up the whole room
Master manipulator, Jacob
(master manipulator)
You leave a trace when you come through
Vikings tattoo, big talk too
But I know what you do
Master manipulator, Jacob
(master manipulator)
Now the spell is done on you