(Creepy K-Pop / dark synth-pop vibe, whispery verses, glossy hook, uneasy dance beat)
[Verse 1]
He shows up in the corner of the mirror light
Black-eyed patience, always just out of sight
Pacing in the rhythm of my blinking room
I swear I lock the door, he’s already in the tune
On the subway screen, in the vending glow
Sits a little cat I didn’t know I know
Tail like smoke, grin like broken glass
Every time I look away, he doubles past
[Pre-Chorus]
He says, “You’re late. I’ve been here for a while.”
Then he disappears… into his smile
[Chorus]
And I know, I know I shouldn’t have eaten that
Shouldn’t have taken that thing that made the world go flat
Now the walls are breathing, and the floor falls through
And I’m talking to a cat that nobody knew
I shouldn’t have swallowed the color of the night
Shouldn’t have chased that feeling just to feel alright
Now I’m small in a world that’s way too tall
And the Cheshire grin is laughing through it all
[Verse 2]
He sits on my shoulder when the beat drops low
Whispers, “You’re the only one who sees me though”
But I saw him split in the LED rain
Two cats laughing in identical pain
He says, “We’re all mad here,” with a flick of his tail
Like a bedtime story that was doomed to fail
And every step I take in this neon maze
He’s one step ahead in a glitching gaze
[Pre-Chorus]
“Where are you?” I shout to the empty hall
He replies, “You just called… that’s all.”
[Chorus]
And I know, I know I shouldn’t have eaten that
Shouldn’t have taken that thing that made the world go flat
Now the ceiling’s dripping into pixel streams
And reality folds like broken dreams
I shouldn’t have swallowed that glowing lie
Now the sky is laughing when I try to fly
And I’m small, so small in a spinning call
While the Cheshire grin devours it all
[Bridge] (whispered, half-sung)
“Most everyone’s mad here,” he purrs in my ear
“You just finally noticed what’s already here”
But I’m trying to reach for the normal door
It keeps turning into a smile on the floor
[Final Chorus (bigger, dance drop energy but unsettling)]
I know, I know I shouldn’t have eaten that
Shouldn’t have chased that escape when I wanted it back
Now I’m dancing with shadows that talk to me
In a cat-shaped lie of reality
I shouldn’t have taken that moment to fall
Now I hear my name in the static call
And I’m small, so small in a spinning hall
While the grin that shouldn’t be there sees it all
[Outro (fading, almost playful but eerie)]
He waves from nowhere, says, “See you soon.”
Then disappears into the mouth of the moon…
And I swear I hear him purring through the wall:
“You were never small… just not here at all.”
ElCeviche
