The One You Trusted

Click, click, clock
Your vote, your vow, your tiny lock
You said, "he listens"
I said, "indeed"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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