Aureate Catastrophe

[Verse 1]
Velvet venom on your tongue
Bless me
Gold‑leaf grief in a glass so empty
You say “stay” in a way that ends me
Soft‑spoken omen
Slow‑burn envy
Porcelain promise in a paper shrine
Lip‑print fingerprint
Tangled design
Cherry ash falling in a crooked line
You paint me precious just to watch me decline
[Chorus]
Aureate catastrophe
You gild the cracks
Then fracture me
Sweet decay in majesty
I break in elegant agony
Aureate catastrophe
You set the fire
Then worship me
Crown me in collapsing dreams
Watch me shine as everything screams (oh)
[Verse 2]
Moon‑pale mask
But the seams show through
Silk‑thread dread when I cling to you
Heartbeats stutter in a hush see‑through
Wishful
Wistful
Twisted truth
Incense dripping in a dead‑still room
Shadow silhouettes stitch my doom
Folded cranes in a rust‑stained bloom
You call it fate as you tighten the loom
[Chorus]
Aureate catastrophe
You gild the cracks
Then fracture me
Sweet decay in majesty
I break in elegant agony
Aureate catastrophe
You set the fire
Then worship me
Crown me in collapsing dreams
Watch me shine as everything screams
[Bridge]
Soft prayer
Sharp blade
Same light
Halo
Gallows
Same height (oh)
Kiss me
Curse me
Same rite
I glow
I go
I ghost from your sight
[Chorus]
Aureate catastrophe
You gild the cracks
Then fracture me
Sweet decay in majesty
I break in elegant agony
Aureate catastrophe
You set the fire
Then worship me
Crown me in collapsing dreams
Watch me shine as everything screams

Dark alt-pop with airy female vocals floating over koto arpeggios, plucked shamisen pulses, and breathy shakuhachi phrases. Verses stay minimal and hypnotic, built on detuned pads and distant sub pulses; chorus swells with layered harmonies and a wider stereo field. Subtle distorted impacts and reverse swells punctuate sections, with a hushed bridge that drops to almost acapella before a final, blooming hook., female vocals