Lyrics
[Verse 1]
In a kingdom high where the pale winds cry
Through towers of silk and bone
A needle gleams in crimson light
A princess walks alone
Gold-laced corridors
Shuttered glass
Cold lips mouthing ancient oaths
Painted saints with sightless eyes
Count her every footstep
Close
[Pre-Chorus]
She traces names in the dust on the rail
All the girls who wore this crown
Who failed
Tiny stitches in a dress too tight
Tiny punctures in the quiet night (oh)
[Chorus]
Crimson needle
Drink it down
Drink it slow
Every wish
Every wound
In the thread that you sew
Gilded cages
Bells that ring in her skull
Silver songs that were sung long ago
Crimson needle
Draw a door in her skin
If she dares
If she bleeds
Does the story begin?
[Verse 2]
Shadows softly spun on the nursery wall
Pale hands weaving bedtime lies
"Be gentle
Be pretty
Be porcelain calm"
Till the want curls up and dies
She hides her hunger in the hem of her gown
Pricks her thumb just to feel it burn
One red mirror in a whitewashed world
One sharp promise of return
[Pre-Chorus]
She hears wings in the gears of the clock
Feels the bars breathe whenever bolts lock
Tiny cuts in the veil of the night
Tiny sparks in the cold gaslight (hey)
[Chorus]
Crimson needle
Drink it down
Drink it slow
Every wish
Every wound
In the thread that you sew
Gilded cages
Bells that ring in her skull
Silver songs that were sung long ago
Crimson needle
Draw a door in her skin
If she steps
If she slips
Does the story begin?
[Bridge]
Will they call it treason
If she stitches her own name first?
If she unpicks every bridal curse
Every vow
Every verse
She can bind her fear to the lining
Leave it hanging in the royal hall
Walk out wrapped in raw
Red shining
Nothing fragile left at all (oh)
[Chorus]
Crimson needle
Drink it down
Drink it slow
Every wish
Every wound
In the thread that you sew
Gilded cages
Bells that ring in her skull
Silver songs that were sung long ago
Crimson needle
Draw a door in her skin
She steps through
She steps through
Let the story begin
Style
cinematic dark fantasy balladfemale vocals; airy piano and harp figure over low stringsdistant taiko pulses on pre-choruschorus blooms with stacked choirs and tremolo strings; subtle clockwork percussion and chimes glint around the vocalfinal chorus pulls back to near-whisper over a single lingering piano chordlight
Prompt
In a kingdom high where the pale winds cry,
Through towers of silk and bone,
A needle gleams in crimson light,
A princess walks alone.
Through gilded cages, bells that ring,
And shadows softly spun
Credits
Prompt byQuickThunder125
GeneratedMar 9, 2026
ModelAria v5
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