“Gilded Lies”

[Verse 1]
Footsteps echo down the hall
Shadows dancing on the wall
Something breathing in the dark
I can feel it in my heart
Lights flicker, something’s wrong
But I’ve known it all along
Every smile hides a sin
Every door won’t let me in

[Pre-Chorus]
Whispers crawling in my head
“Trust no one,” the silence said
Every truth begins to bend
Where does innocence all end?

[Chorus]
We’re just sinners in disguise
Painting gold on all our lies
In this game, no one survives
We’re just living gilded lives
If I fall, don’t say my name
We’re all part of this same game
Truth is buried deep inside
Underneath these gilded lies

[Verse 2]
Broken glass and hidden screams
Nothing here is what it seems
Eyes are watching every move
There’s no way you can improve
Blood runs cold behind the grin
You don’t know the world you’re in
Every secret has a cost
Every soul is slowly lost

[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the sirens in the night
But no one’s coming for the fight
Every step just pulls you in
Deeper into hidden sin

[Chorus]
We’re just sinners in disguise
Painting gold on all our lies
In this game, no one survives
We’re just living gilded lives
If I fall, don’t say my name
We’re all part of this same game
Truth is buried deep inside
Underneath these gilded lies

[Bridge – slow, eerie, almost whispered]
Don’t look back… don’t make a sound…
They are closer than you think now…
Feel the breath behind your skin…
This is where it all begins…

[Final Chorus – more intense]
We’re just sinners in disguise
Drowning in our own demise
No more truth, no alibis
Only echoes, only cries
If I fall, don’t say my name
We’re all trapped inside the frame
Nothing left to justify…
Only gilded… lies…

“Dark cinematic synth-pop with eerie, emotional storytelling”