[Verse 1]
Pearl collar
Barcode spine
They filed my faith
In a metal file
Tongue like glass
Cut to size
They stitched new scripture
Behind my eyes
Click of a heel
I freeze, kneel
Name carved twice
In a secret seal
I dream in numbers
I wake on cue
Every closed door
Has a watching view
[Chorus]
I am the marionette for monarchs
Smile on command, shatter in the dark
Holy words burned into my brainstem
Say “amen” when the shadows want them
I am the marionette for monarchs (bow)
Lace and chains under velvet vows
Every “bless you” tastes like chloroform
Pray pretty while they twist the form
[Verse 2]
They dressed my trauma
In royal gowns
Perfume on panic
Champagne on wounds
A silver chalice
Full of sleep
One slow swallow
And I sink deep
[Pre-Chorus]
Voices layered
All sound the same
“Good girl, good doll
Forget your name”
I try to scream
The script replies
A stranger’s language
Falls from my cries
[Chorus]
I am the marionette for monarchs
Smile on command, shatter in the dark
Holy words burned into my brainstem
Say “amen” when the shadows want them
I am the marionette for monarchs (kneel)
Silk and scars in a secret field
Every “save me” echoes through the hall
Glass halo on a chain and collar
[Bridge]
[Beat cuts, distant choir, heavy reverb]
“Rise, my vessel”
Thunder in my skull
“Serve, my angel”
Everything goes dull
If this is chosen
Where is my choice?
If this is sacred
Why drown my voice?
[Chorus]
I am the marionette for monarchs
Smile on command, shatter in the dark
Holy words burned into my brainstem
Say “amen” when the shadows want them
I am the marionette for monarchs (hush)
Painted grace over programmed lust
When the curtain finally hits the floor
Will the girl walk out
Or just fall through the door?