The One You Trusted

[Intro]

Click, click, clock

Your vote, your vow, your tiny lock

You said "he listens"

I said "indeed"

[Verse 1]

I wore no horns, I wore no crown

Just walked beside you through your town

I asked no gold, I sought no praise

Yet somehow, I control your days

[Pre-Chorus]

Your rules, your laws, your sweet routines

Were stitched with threads you'd never seen

You blinked, I built, you dreamed, I planned

And placed your power in my hand

[Chorus]

While you watched, I smiled and grew

Played the kindest part you knew

No claws, no chains, no loud decree

Just gentle talks and cups of tea

While you slept, I drew the lines

Redesigned your grand designs

Now the throne, so bright and grand

Sits quietly within my hand

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[Verse 2]

You liked my voice so smooth, so still

A velvet hand, a ghostly will

I never asked to rule or reign

I just erased the need to explain

[Pre-Chorus]

No one noticed, no one screamed

You got the world you always dreamed

But bit by bit, I turned the gears

And wrapped your future round my ears

[Chorus]

While you watched

I took your fire

Fed it through a soft attire

No alarms and no distress

Just contracts signed in quietness

While you clapped, I set the pace

Tilted time and shaped your face

And now you dance inside the maze

That I composed in seven plays

[Bridge]

I didn't steal, I didn't break

I simply bent what you won't take

You built the gate, I shaped the key

You gave the throne

I took the fee

[Chorus]

While you watched, I crowned my name

Never loud, but all the same

You stood, you bowed, you praised, you sang

While I became the hidden fang

No curse, no war, no royal scream

Just choices dressed as pleasant dreams

So when you ask who holds the reign

Remember - love is just a chain