Espejo of Illusions

(Distorted calliope playing a minor-key waltz, slow mechanical music box wind-up.)

Voiceover

(Spoken with a dark, theatrical Spanish accent): Acérquense, acérquense... Miren a la chica que creyó en la mentira.

Step right up... See the girl who fell for the lie.

Es un infierno de show, ¿no?

Hahaha... it's a hell of a show, isn't it?

(Sparse, eerie piano notes. Beat is a slow, "clunky" Latin trap rhythm—heavy sub-bass with a reggaeton-style kick pattern.)

Tenías esa sonrisa, the ultimate trap

Una jaula de terciopelo, a thunderclap

I loved the way you teased me, the "addict" in the ring

Bailando por ti, pulling every string

Ojos seductores, a gaze that burned like fire

El fuego de mi alma, my heart’s entire desireI looked at you and saw myself, pero ya no

But mirrors in a funhouse... they lie a lot.

(Fast, rising synth—distorted circus whistle. Snare rolls mimic a drumroll before a dangerous stunt.)

Se apagaron las luces, the sick truth hit the floor

No eres amante, just a leech at the door

Juegos mentales, a mind-game charade

Mi corazón sangra... now my heart is bleeding out on your parade.

(Huge, melodic 808s mixed with a high-pitched, creepy calliope lead. Melodic but heavy.)

I guess I was too trusting, a caring soul to break

Ahora el cielo es negro, you’re a blur I hate

No me tendrás de vuelta, the curtains finally close

What we had is history, that’s just how it goes

Eres un espejo roto, shattered on the floor

Seven years of bad luck... ya no quiero más.

[Beat Drop 1 - Carnival Electro / Glitch](Heavy, "wonky" dubstep drop. Bass wobbles sound like distorted carnival laughter. Sharp, glitchy cuts between silence and "carnival" bells. Heavy 808 slides.)

(Beat stays, melody shifts to a lonely accordion. More "Pop" in the vocal delivery but the lyrics remain dark.)

Te dije que me iba, if the respect was gone

But the carnival keeps spinning, even past dawn

Me salto del juego, the "twisted" thrill is dead

I’m cleaning out the poison you planted in my head

Yeah, valgo mucho, I’m the star of my own stage

Leaving you behind in this rusted, golden cage.

(Full energy. Layered vocals, haunting harmonies.)

I guess I was too trusting, a caring soul to break

Ahora el cielo es negro, you’re a blur I hate

No me tendrás de vuelta, the curtains finally close

What we had is history, that’s just how it goes

Eres un espejo roto, shattered on the floor

Seven years of bad luck... ya no quiero más.

[Beat Drop 2 - Heavy Glitch Dubstep](Maximum "twisted" energy. Metallic screeching sounds that mimic a roller coaster braking. The music "breaks" and restarts in different keys.)

(Music drops to a whisper. A single, sad violin plays.)

No más thrill.No más spill.

The "Twisted Circus" is empty now...

Y el espejo... ya no te refleja.

It just shows me... me.

Me bajo del juego...Seven years...

Adiós, espejo.

(Final sound: A distant, lonely circus barker, fading into electrical static.)