Yeah, yeah
Ooh, the lights are blinding now
In the belly of the beast, where I found my crown
Cold blood in the veins, yeah
Diamonds on my neck but they feel like frozen shackles
Walking through the fire while the city lights crackle
I’m the queen of the high-rise, view from the top
But the higher I climb, the more I'm waiting for the drop
Heartbeat syncopated with the heavy 808s
Living in a pressure cooker, navigating fates
They see the Prada boots, they see the icy stare
They don't see the ghost that’s breathing in my air
I look in the mirror, see a stranger in the glass
Running from the shadows of a heavy-handed past
But I paint my face like a warrior for the war
Give ‘em what they want and then I give ‘em something more
Slithering through the neon, I’m the serpent in the street
Turning all my toxins into something bittersweet
Pressure on my shoulders but I make it look like gold
Buying back the pieces of the soul that I never sold
Yeah, I’m untouchable, yeah, I’m the danger too
Everything I’m fearing is the fuel I’m running through
Neon serpent, watch me glow in the dark
Leaving every hunter with a permanent mark
Panic in my chest, keep it tucked under the leather
Static in the signals, I’m just holding it together
They think I’m a statue, marble skin and iron lungs
While I’m tasting every lie on a million different tongues
Confidence is camouflage, power is a mask
Am I built to last? That’s the only thing I ask
So I double up the dose of the vanity and pride
Keep the little girl who’s screaming buried deep inside
Transform the anxiety to energy and heat
I don't need a savior, I just need a heavy beat
Crushing every doubt underneath a designer heel
Learning how to love the way the jagged edges feel
It’s a long way down from the pedestal they built
Weighted by the glory and the silence and the guilt
But I'm shedding skins, yeah, I'm rising from the floor
I was just a victim, I ain't her no more
No, I ain't her no more
Slithering through the neon, I’m the serpent in the street
Turning all my toxins into something bittersweet
Pressure on my shoulders but I make it look like gold
Buying back the pieces of the soul that I never sold
Yeah, I’m untouchable, yeah, I’m the danger too
Everything I’m fearing is the fuel I’m running through
Neon serpent, watch me glow in the dark
Leaving every hunter with a permanent mark
Watch me glow
Watch me go
In the neon, in the smoke
It’s all I know
Yeah
Neon serpent
Cold as ice, bright as fire
Yeah
Niv8
