Penthouse

Elevator hum

No cameras up here

Say less

Feel nothing

Black marble under my shoes Your perfume still in the room You

smiled when they watched us move Then changed when the curtains closed

You keep secrets with a sweet face I keep distance in a

briefcase Whole table full of fake names Everybody here got clean stains

I don’t argue, I disappear Ice in the glass,

not a single tear You want truth when the lights get low

But truth cost more than you wanna know

Don’t speak loud, walls got ears

Don’t look proud, love got mirrors You want me soft,

I stay severe

Touch my hand, then leave me here Love me quiet,

hurt me clean

Keep it private, keep it mean

I don’t call it love,

I call it routine

Love me quiet, hurt me clean

Quiet, quiet

Keep it clean

Private, private

Keep it mean

Penthouse view with a basement heart

We look close but we worlds apart You post smiles like they

proof of peace Then sell my name for a better seat I

seen loyalty switch cologne Same mouth,

different tone You only miss me when the room gets cold

You only need me when the story folds

I got silence tailored to fit No loose threads when I cut

that stitch You still knock with your halo cracked I still know

better than answering back

No scene, no shout

Let the lights burn out

No chase, no plea

Just smoke where we used to be

Love me quiet, hurt me clean

Keep it private, keep it mean

I don’t call it love,

I call it routine

Love me quiet, hurt me clean

Quiet, quiet

Keep it clean

Private,

private Keep it mean