[Verse 1]
Candles burn in frozen glass
Laughter painted on the walls
Wine-stained lips
The crystal shakes
Time drips
Black
Down the table cloth
Your hand warm in my cold
Every heartbeat tastes like sin
Velvet night pulls tight around us
I feel the teeth
Beneath the grin
[Chorus]
These moments
While beautiful
Are evil
And then they’re gone
Gold turns to rust in a breath
We dance on the edge of the maw
These moments
While beautiful
Are evil
And then they’re gone
I drink from a cup of nails
And still
I beg for more
[Verse 2]
Slow spin of the chandelier
Shards of light on hollow skin
Every joke a quiet curse
Every touch invites it in
[low vocal register]If I could stop the falling sand
I’d build a kingdom out of dust
[high scream]Crown of petals
Crown of thorns
Both will rot
Both will cut
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals] Smile for the portrait
Hold your breath
Count to three
Let the shutter snap the soul
Set it free
Or chain it to this dying scene
[string swell][crescendo]
Glasses shatter
Choirs rise
Black confetti in our eyes
We were never meant to stay
We were made to burn away
[Chorus]