Villain in Velvet

They said I was the problem…

I said, “You’re absolutely right.”

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Welcome to the circus—my mind on a leash

Smiling like a blade while I grind my teeth

They told me I was broken, unstable, obscene

But baby, I’m the villain of your dreams

Put me in a box, tried to patch me up

But I spit out glitter and cough up blood

I’m the glitch in your system, a crown made of rust

Say I’m unhinged? You haven’t seen enough

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I talk back to the voices in my head

They crown me queen in red

Yeah, I’m not scared of ghosts

I sleep where the monsters tread

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All the kids cry out, “Please stop, you’re scaring me!”

But I’m done playing nice—this chaos sets me free

Yeah, I got no halo, just a bite that bleeds

Middle fingers high—bow down to the beast

Call me loser, call me mad

Tell me I’m the worst you’ve ever had

But I won’t break, I don’t care

I’m the nightmare in your mirror glare

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You shipped me off to chase your gold

Left me starving, cold and sold

Built your heaven on my hell

Now I ring your shame like a bell

Mirror cracked from all your lies

Now I dance with demons in disguise

And every tear you made me bleed

Is now my crown, my war, my need

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I used to beg for peace of mind

Now I just let the storm unwind

I talk to shadows, call them friends

Write them stories with no end

(Whispered: I’ll never die… they’ll write me in… again and again…)

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All the kids cry out, “Please stop, you’re scaring me!”

But I can’t help this fire that lives inside of me

You should be afraid, I’ve got no leash

I don’t bend—I bite, I breach

Call me freak, call me cursed

Tell me you’ve never seen worse

But I won’t flinch, I won’t fade

This world made me—now I’ll make it pay

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So let ’em whisper “monster” when they speak my name

Let ’em sleep while I burn down the blame

I’m not broken.

I’m just… in control.