I don't love I take

[Intro]
I don’t beg. I don’t break.
I don’t give. I don’t ache.
I don’t dream, I don’t fake.
I don’t love— I take.


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[Verse 1]
You wanted comfort wrapped in skin,
A gentle voice to pull you in.
But I’m the hunger you can’t tame,
The shadow breathing in your veins.


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[Pre-Chorus]
You mistook touch for tenderness,
But my hands were built to possess.
You thought devotion made me weak—
Now you’re the language I don’t speak.


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[Chorus]
I don’t love, I take.
I don’t heal, I break.
I don’t fall, I claim,
Every kiss, another flame.
I’m not your vow, I’m your ache,
I don’t love— I take.


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[Verse 2]
You prayed for mercy, soft and kind,
But mercy never crossed my mind.
I keep what’s mine, I leave no trace,
A thief of breath, a holy face.


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[Pre-Chorus]
You gave your soul, you gave it whole,
I carved my name into the hole.
You thought surrender set you free—
But now you drown in what is me.


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[Chorus]
I don’t love, I take.
I don’t heal, I break.
I don’t fall, I claim,
Every kiss, another flame.
I’m not your vow, I’m your ache,
I don’t love— I take.


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[Bridge]
No soft confessions, no gentle lies.
I am the truth behind your eyes.
You want salvation? There’s no escape.
Your heart’s already mine to shape.


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[Final Chorus]
I don’t love, I take.
I don’t heal, I break.
I don’t whisper, I consume,
Like smoke that chokes a crowded room.
I’m not your vow, I’m your ache,
I don’t love— I take.


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[Outro]
Say my name,
Feel it quake.
You don’t love—
You break.
And I don’t love…
I take.

You Knock Me Out

R. Kelly