[Verse 1]
You want a throne?
Then pay the rent
Blood on the ledger
And the fingerprints bent
I learned real quick
Smiles get cheap
But a locked jaw
Keeps the weak from sleep
They clap for a king
Then bite at the seam
Every hand on your back
Got a knife in the dream
I’ve seen sweet mouths
Turn cold in a blink
So I talk like a brick
And I move like a sink
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me what lasts
When the room goes black
Tell me who stays
When the wolves come back
Love got a pulse
Fear got teeth
Pick your poison, baby
Tell me what you need
[Chorus]
Loved or feared
Loved or feared
Which one breaks the cage?
Loved or feared
Loved or feared
Who survives the rage?
Say my name
Say it clear
Loved or feared
Loved or feared
[Verse 2]
I don’t need roses
I need a line
I need your spine
When the sirens climb
I need the kind of yes
That comes with a cost
Not the soft little lie
Of a crown that’s lost
You can hate my face
Still follow the trail
You can call me cruel
Still kiss the rail
'Cause a room full of snakes
Only trusts the cold
And a hand on the blade
Tells you who’s in control
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me what sticks
When the walls give way
Tell me what prayer
You can still obey
Love got scars
Fear got proof
Pick your poison, baby
What you gonna do?
[Chorus]
Loved or feared
Loved or feared
Which one breaks the cage?
Loved or feared
Loved or feared
Who survives the rage?
Say my name
Say it clear
Loved or feared
Loved or feared
[Bridge]
I was built in the smoke
With a pulse like steel
Every soft-spoken promise
Never felt real
If I open my hands
Do you hold on tight?
Or do you run from the dark
When it owns the night?
[Breakdown]
Loved!
Feared!
Which one cuts deeper?
Loved!
Feared!
Which one feeds ya?
Loved or feared
Loved or feared
Choose your chain
Choose your spear
[Final Chorus]
Loved or feared
Loved or feared
Which one breaks the cage?
Loved or feared
Loved or feared
Who survives the rage?
Say my name
Say it clear
Loved or feared
Loved or feared