He Takes What He Wants

Intro

Gold in the silence

A door left ajar

One final instruction

From a windowless room

He does not need a reason

He does not need the truth

The world begins to tremble

When he steps into view

Verse 1

Wine upon the collar

Diamonds at her wrist

Gold can buy devotion

But never buy a kiss

Kings may call it honour

Queens may call it love

But he is paid in silence

From the room above

Chorus

He stands beyond the doorway

And waits for one command

Colder than the winter water

With steel inside his hand

A man made for the moment

Magnificent and cruel

He bows before no master

And breaks no golden rule

He takes what he wants

He takes what he wants

Verse 2

Secrets on the staircase

Letters under glass

Every move is measured

Every mercy passed

Polished as a pistol

Dressed in black and gold

He does not ask forgiveness

He does not grow old

Pre-Chorus

Written in the ledger

Sealed beneath the light

Every sin remembered

In the theatre of night

Chorus

He stands beyond the doorway

And waits for one command

Colder than the winter water

With steel inside his hand

A man made for the moment

Magnificent and cruel

He bows before no master

And breaks no golden rule

He takes what he wants

He takes what he wants

Bridge

The clock is almost silent

The curtain starts to fall

The final card is turning

And he will take it all

Now

Now

Now

Final Chorus

He stands beyond the doorway

And waits for one command

Colder than the winter water

With steel inside his hand

A man made for the moment

Magnificent and cruel

He bows before no master

And breaks no golden rule

He takes what he wants

He takes what he wants

Everything he wants

Everything he wants

Everything he wants