Verse 1
Midnight stripped the chrome away
I watched the mirrors lie
You wanted soft and small and tame
I kept my crown on tight
What you want is a hush
A velvet shadow bending low
But I was born a city noise
A flare the dark can't tow
Pre-Chorus
So don't ask me to dim
Don't ask me to kneel
I'm not your lesson to unlearn
Chorus
It's not my job to beg a man to love me
It's not my role to shrink inside your frame
I'd rather burn a lonely halo
Than crack my spine to fit your name
Post-Chorus
No no no
Not begging
No no no
Just leaving
Verse 2
Your hands write little rules on skin
Said gentle means compliant
I felt the frost behind your grin
A winter of appointment
So keep your glass cathedral
Keep your altar polished bright
I'm taking back the sacrament
And walking out of sight
Pre-Chorus
Don't tell me to wait
Don't tell me to stay
I'm not your prayer unanswered long
Chorus
It's not my job to beg a man to love me
It's not my role to shrink inside your frame
I'd rather burn a lonely halo
Than crack my spine to fit your name
Bridge
And if that makes me cold
Carve that into stone
A winter queen alone
Still makes her own dawn
Chorus
It's not my job to beg a man to love me
It's not my role to shrink inside your frame
I'd rather burn a lonely halo
Than crack my spine to fit your name
Post-Chorus
No no no
Not begging
No no no
Just reigning
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