Lyric

No key on my neck, no “come in” sign

Your smile’s a hallway, I guard the shrine

Close don’t mean safe, babe—never did

In midnight silk, I flip the lid

Yo, I’m the “hey, you up?” with the velvet threat

Familiar face, but I’m still a bet

I move like comfort—soft counterfeit

Tryna slip through the warmth where the rules don’t sit

“Let me in, I’m known”—that’s the oldest play

I ride proximity like a pass for the day

But she don’t do “near” as a safety stamp

She read the fine print in a dim jazz lamp

I’m a shadow with manners, a kiss with a hook

One click and I’m in, if she don’t double-look

So I talk sweet, I talk quick, I talk lean—

Tryna turn her boundaries into movie scenes

I don’t confuse "close" with "clean"

I don’t let comfort write my screen

Say my name, show your face, prove your light

Every time—every night

Zero trust, in a slow-dance hush

Love don’t rush, love don’t blush

I verify the vibe, then I let it touch

Zero trust—baby, that’s us

(Yeah) Every time, you check the tone

No “always” access to your heart-zone

No backstage pass, no permanent seat—

I gotta speak, then I gotta repeat

I let you in like I pour black tea

Small sips only—what you show me

Least of me, first of you

Step by step, in velvet blue

I don’t hand you the whole sky

Just a window—earn the why

Soft “yes” carved in measured time

A lock can swing and still be kind

She give me least, I hate it—facts

I want full rights, I want the map

She say, “You get what you need, not what you crave,”

That’s cold elegance, that’s how treasures stay safe

I try to escalate, “Come on, make it quick,”

She throttle my reach like a metronome tick

First a glance, then a word, then a door chain clink

I’m stuck in stages, forced to think

I’m used to kingdoms built on one blind yes

But she’s granular—sharp in a silk dress

She don’t grant admin to a pretty lie

She let me be near, but she keep me outside

Assume the breach—assume the storm

So I build small rooms to keep love warm

If you break one door, you won’t own my home

Damage stays local, I stay whole

She segment the heart like floors in a tower

If I take one, I don’t take her power

No lateral move, no sweeping spree

Just a single spill in a single scene

She logs my footsteps in the quiet beat

And the groove don’t crack when I try to cheat

Zero trust, in a slow-dance hush

Love don’t rush, love don’t blush

I verify the vibe, then I let it touch

Zero trust—baby, that’s us

I used to guard corridors—empty pride

Big wide halls where the echoes hide

She said, “Why protect the path? Protect the prize.”

So I watch her hands, not her alibis

The jewel ain’t the hallway, it’s the pulse in her chest

The truth in her breath, the hush in her dress

I’m tryna get to the vault with a poet’s grin

But she only open when I’m clean within

So I slow my schemes, I unlearn the con

Tryna be a key that she can count on

Not cold—just careful, that’s my art

I don’t lock you out, I lock my heart

Close isn’t safe, but trust can grow

Verified love—soft and slow

Yeah… earn it each time, keep it precise

Zero trust—still feels like ice

But somehow it’s warm when the rules stay tight