Mockingbird

[Intro] (Soft humming, distant bird calls, faint whispers)

Hush, my dear, don’t make a sound…

The mockingbird is circling ’round…

Wings of silk, a hollow tune…

Sings for me, and sings for you…

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Feathers fall like ashes white

Drifting slow in pale moonlight

Every note a warning cry

Yet I still hum my last goodbye

Tattered lace and shattered wings

A melody that twists and sings

Listen close, it calls your name

But once you hear, you’re never the same

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[Chorus] (Haunting, hypnotic, waltz-like rhythm)

Mockingbird, mockingbird, sing me to sleep

Bury my secrets, where shadows creep

Caged in the branches, whispering low

Tell me, my dear… do you hear it echo?

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Footsteps soft on hollow ground

Echoes where no soul is found

I close my eyes, I hear it near

A lullaby of dread and fear

Mirror eyes and twisted beaks

Silhouettes that never speak

Hanging from the window pane

Singing sorrow, singing pain

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[Chorus] (More intense, layered vocals, echoing harmonies)

Mockingbird, mockingbird, sing me to sleep

Bury my secrets, where shadows creep

Caged in the branches, whispering low

Tell me, my dear… do you hear it echo?

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[Bridge] (Dissonant, breaking, like a music box winding down)

Tick… tock… feathers drop…

Night won’t end, the song won’t stop…

Hush now, child, don’t make a sound…

The mockingbird is circling round…

(Music fades to a distant, warped melody… then silence.)