Chains

You speak my name like it’s a prayer,

Like I’m salvation when you’re gasping for air.

But boy, you don’t know the price you’ll pay,

Every love I touch just fades away.

You kneel before me, beg to stay,

Say you’d die for me, but you’re already prey.

Chains wrapped tight like a lover’s embrace,

But I don’t hold—I suffocate.

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You think I’m heaven, but I taste like hell,

A gentle voice, but a broken spell.

You don’t get to leave, you don’t get to breathe,

Your heart’s not yours—it belongs to me.

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I’ll be the death of you,

Soft hands, cold grip, pulling you through.

I whisper lies, you drink ‘em in,

Say you love me—say it again.

I’ll be the end of you,

A ghost you chase but never knew.

You’ll never break, you’ll never see,

You’re drowning, but you beg for me.

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You swore devotion, swore you’d bleed,

Gave up your soul just to fall at my feet.

And I let you, didn’t I?

Watched you break with empty eyes.

I don’t need love, I just need control,

A hollow heart in a world that I own.

So when you reach for the girl you adore,

Tell me—do you love me, or the noose you wore?

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You think I’m heaven, but I taste like hell,

A gentle voice, but a broken spell.

You don’t get to leave, you don’t get to breathe,

Your heart’s not yours—it belongs to me.

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I’ll be the death of you,

Soft hands, cold grip, pulling you through.

I whisper lies, you drink ‘em in,

Say you love me—say it again.

I’ll be the end of you,

A ghost you chase but never knew.

You’ll never break, you’ll never see,

You’re drowning, but you beg for me.

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[Bridge] (soft, whispered, eerie)

(“You wanted me, didn’t you?”)

(“You loved me, didn’t you?”)

(“Now close your eyes…”)

(beat drops, distorted guitars and 808s crash in)

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You never stood a chance with me,

Love’s just another chain I keep.

So whisper my name with your final breath,

And fall for me—fall to your death.

(Final line fades into static: “I own you.”)