Cat And Mouse

[Verse 1]
Corner of the room
Back against the door
You’re counting all my footsteps
I’m counting so much more
You thought it was a nightmare
Just fear and nothing else
But look at how you’re shaking
Like you’re afraid of yourself
[Pre-Chorus]
You keep saying “don’t”
But you don’t run
You keep saying “stop”
While you taste the rush
You’re staring at my teeth
Like you wanna get cut
Tell me
Little rabbit
Have you had enough? (no?)
[Chorus]
Run
Little rabbit
Run
If I catch you
I keep you
If I catch you
I break you in
Twist every secret you hide in your skin
Run
Little rabbit
Run
Every corner just leads you back in
If I catch you
I keep you
You won’t beg to be saved
You’ll beg to begin
[Verse 2]
You flinch when I get closer
But you lean into my hand
You’re breathing like a siren
Pulling wrecks onto the sand
You ask me what I’m after
Death would be too kind
I’d rather feel you tremble
While you slowly change your mind
[Pre-Chorus]
You keep saying “please”
But your eyes say “more”
You’re pressing to the wall
Like you’re asking for a war
I was coming here to end you
Now I’m starving for your sins
Every time you turn your back
You’re daring me to begin (yeah)
[Chorus]
Run
Little rabbit
Run
If I catch you
I keep you
If I catch you
I break you in
Twist every secret you hide in your skin
Run
Little rabbit
Run
Every corner just leads you back in
If I catch you
I keep you
You won’t beg to be saved
You’ll beg to begin
[Bridge]
You whisper
“you could hurt me”
I answer
“that’s the plan”
But not the way you fear it
I’ll haunt you with my hands
Every scar I meant to carve
Turns into fingerprints
I was coming for your heartbeat
Now I’m coming for your lips (shh)
[Chorus]
Run
Little rabbit
Run
If I catch you
I keep you
If I catch you
I break you in
Twist every secret you hide in your skin
Run
Little rabbit
Run
Every corner just leads you back in
If I catch you
I keep you
You won’t beg to be saved
You’ll beg to begin

Dark, minimal trap-pop with male vocals; whispered doubles and tense breathing FX tucked low in the mix. Verses ride on a sparse plucked synth and subby bass pulses; chorus blossoms into distorted pads and heavy, swung drums. Vocal grows from cold, almost spoken delivery into heated, breathy melody on the hook, with eerie high harmonies shadowing key lines.