[Intro]
[A slow, heavy electronic "thud" like a heartbeat]
[A single, high-pitched piano note repeats like a warning]
[Spoken, very close to the mic]
"Shhh... keep it quiet. They’re listening to the flowers grow."

[Verse 1]
Wrap your neck in the finest silk
Drink the honey and the bitter milk
The cameras watch you while you sleep
The promises you never keep
[Whispered rhythmically]
Cut. Cut. Cut.
The door is finally shut.

[Chorus]
[The music gets louder but stays slow and heavy]
It’s a velvet guillotine
The prettiest death you’ve ever seen
Smile for the flash, darling, don’t you cry
In a world where even the shadows lie...
[Vocal fry]
The shadows lie.

[Verse 2]
Paint your lips in a perfect stain
Dance beneath the sugar rain
Every mirror learns your name
Every smile conceals the flame
[Whispered rhythmically]
Hush. Hush. Hush.
Let the glamour turn to rust.

[Chorus]
[The music gets louder but stays slow and heavy]
It’s a velvet guillotine
The prettiest death you’ve ever seen
Smile for the flash, darling, don’t you cry
In a world where even the shadows lie...
[Vocal fry]
The shadows lie.

[Bridge]
[Music thins out to a cold, vibrating synth]
[Building tension]
Can you feel the blade?
It’s made of every choice you made.
[Screamed/Distorted]
STAY BEAUTIFUL!

[Chorus]
[The music gets louder but stays slow and heavy]
It’s a velvet guillotine
The prettiest death you’ve ever seen
Smile for the flash, darling, don’t you cry
In a world where even the shadows lie...
[Vocal fry]
The shadows lie.


[Outro]
[Piano melody returns, sounding slightly out of tune]
[Spoken]
Does it hurt?
It shouldn't.
[Fades out with the sound of a slow, heavy blade falling]