Shadowed Throne

[Intro] Soft neon hums in the back of my brain, a tethered sigh in shadowed rain The clock ticks slower where the secrets lie, I walk the line of truth and lie [Verse 1] I taste the night on a silver tongue, whispers tug me toward what’s unsung A crowded room but I’m alone with my doubts, footprints echo as the silence shouts The mirror knows my practiced grin, it shows the thread I’m living in I pull the leash on a darker dream, controlling fear so it won’t scream [Pre-Chorus] Every step feels like a dare, I breathe the thrill of a cold, clipped stare The unknown hums a velvet dare, I tighten hands that were thin as air [Chorus] I’m drawn to what I shouldn’t own, a spark in the void where mutants glow Holding the strings of a shadowed throne, I rise and fall, I reap and sow The line between power and the ache of control grows thin But I won’t break, I won’t break within [Verse 2] Figures flicker in the peripheral glow, they know my name before I know I barter sleep for a heartbeat loud, barter truth for a whispered crowd The lure of masks, the promise of light, I count the costs and weigh the sights I wear the night like a second skin, the game begins where I begin [Pre-Chorus] Pulse syncs with a covert drum, I’m drawn to heat where the shadows run I calibrate fear to feel more real, I choose the edge that makes me heal [Chorus] I’m drawn to what I shouldn’t own, a spark in the void where mutants glow Holding the strings of a shadowed throne, I rise and fall, I reap and sow The line between power and the ache of control grows thin But I won’t break, I won’t break within [Bridge] If I let go, will the night let go back, or tighten its grip with a velvet crack? I balance on whispers, I chart the unknown, I’m the captain and the storm I’ve grown [Chorus] I’m drawn to what I shouldn’t own, a spark in the void where mutants glow Holding the strings of a shadowed throne, I rise and fall, I reap and sow The line between power and the ache of control grows thin But I won’t break, I won’t break within [Outro] So I breathe, I bend, I learn to walk away, a steady pace toward a brighter gray The pull remains a stubborn friend, I own the night and I’ll wake again