Bloom and Paralysis

[Intro - Music box melody, single violin, theatrical footsteps]
[Whispered, French accent]
Welcome, mes chéris... to the dance...
The petals fall... the prey... enchants...

[Verse 1 - Cabaret rhythm, piano and double bass]
Pirouette across the forest floor, scarlet petals start to soar
My abdomen, a rose in bloom, beckons you into the gloom
Watch me spin, watch me twirl, fairest monster in the world
But beneath this pretty face lies a paralytic grace
You reach out to touch the red—FOOLISH HUNTER, NOW YOU'RE DEAD!
Not dead, but stuck, can't move a thing, watch me dance while you can't swing

[Pre-Chorus - Tempo quickens]
Spin... spin... spin... SPIN!
Petals out, pulling in!
Spin... spin... spin... SPIN!
Now the venom can begin!

[Chorus - Theatrical, dramatic]
LALA BARINA! BLOOM AND PARALYZE!
LALA BARINA! DANCE BEFORE YOUR EYES!
LALA BARINA! RED UPON WHITE!
LALA BARINA! DANCE WITH ME TONIGHT!

[Verse 2 - More intense, strings swells]
Temnoceran by design, spider grace that's truly divine
Legs like ribbon, thorax bright, luring hunters to the light
They come equipped with para resist, thinking they'll survive the twist
But my venom builds and builds, until their very spirit stills
I don't kill, I just collect, frozen hunters I collect
Posed like statues in my web, dancing partners that I've kept

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Twirl... twirl... twirl... TWIRL!
Petals out, watch them swirl!
Twirl... twirl... twirl... TWIRL!
Now they're frozen—watch them furl!

[Chorus]
LALA BARINA! BLOOM AND PARALYZE!
LALA BARINA! DANCE BEFORE YOUR EYES!
LALA BARINA! RED UPON WHITE!
LALA BARINA! DANCE WITH ME TONIGHT!

[Bridge - Slower, music box returns]
[Spoken over delicate piano]
They ask why I don't kill...
Why I leave them frozen, still...
[Violin tremolo]
Because a living statue... is art.
A dead one... falls apart.
[Beat drops back in]
NOW WATCH ME SPIN!

[Violin Solo - Dramatic, gypsy jazz style]

[Final Chorus - Grand, theatrical finish]
LALA BARINA! (LALA BARINA!)
BLOOM AND PARALYZE! (BLOOM AND PARALYZE!)
LALA BARINA! (LALA BARINA!)
DANCE BEFORE YOUR EYES! (DANCE BEFORE YOUR EYES!)
LALA BARINA! (LALA BARINA!)
RED UPON WHITE! (RED UPON WHITE!)
LALA BARINA! (LALA BARINA!)
DANCE WITH ME—
[Sudden stop]

[Outro - Music box fading]
...tonight.
[Single petal falls]
...such beautiful dancers...
[Creak]
...such perfect... stillness...

[Final sound - Music box winds down. Silence.]

Dark Cabaret, Nerdcore, female