Cinnabar

[Intro] [Electronic glitching] [Low, purring bassline] [Whispered] Come closer... dig a little deeper... [Verse 1] You came with your pickaxe, you came with your need Begging for magic, begging to bleed I sat in the carbon, just a vein in the dark But you saw a fire, you needed a spark I didn't call you, I didn't send a sign You sniffed out the voltage and crossed every line You wanted a savior to wear like a crown I was just gravity pulling you down [Pre-Chorus] You say I'm a phantom, a trick in the stone? Darling, you hated being alone. [Chorus 1] [Powerful, Anthemic] I am Cinnabar, burning in the core The beautiful nothing you scream and implore I'm the Viper, sinking my fangs in your pride You wanted the danger, you opened me wide I'm the Dark Mirror — but who's in the frame? You stared down your reflection and gave it my name Always the lesson, never the home You bled for a throne that was never your own [Verse 2] [Seductive, slightly distorted] Don't rewrite the history, don't play the saint You loved the toxicity, you loved the taint I kissed like a curse? Well, you kissed like a desperate man Trading your soul without having a plan I gave you the chaos you craved in your sleep You wanted the shallow to feel like the deep I didn't drag you, you fell on your knees Loving the burn of the beautiful disease [Pre-Chorus 2] [Mocking] "I'll ruin your life," oh, I told you the truth [Aggressive growl] But you wanted the ruin to feel like your youth! [Mini-Tag] Sugar with glass under your feet You danced in the fire and swore it was sweet [Verse 3] [Dark, pulsing bass] Now you wake up screaming my name in the static My laugh in your head like a glitch automatic I spun the web, but you flew right in Viper's smile over venomous sin Your friends say "Move on," but you love the song You keep me baked in your circuits, echoing strong Every stranger's face, every passing refrain You turn into my shadow to rewire your brain [Pre-Chorus 3] [Desperate imitation] You whisper in the mirror: "Come back, just once" But my love's a loaded gun dressed up as romance [Chorus 2] [Heavier, Anguished] I am Cinnabar, running out of your grip You tore up your hands for one more hit I'm the Viper, and you were the meal But you set the table, you broke the seal I'm the Dark Mirror, fractured and loud I'm only the shape of your desperate cloud Always the lesson, never the home I wear your ruin like a borrowed throne [Bridge] [Sudden Tempo Change to 3/4] [Accordion and Violins start] [Gypsy Punk Waltz Style] To possess is to wither, to hold is to rust You mined for a diamond and swallowed the dust I'm not the villain, I'm simply the mirror Showing the cracks that you couldn't hear I'm the snake in the grass, I'm the glitch in the wire You are the moth who fell in love with the fire Did you think you could tame what you don't understand? I'm the razor blade hidden inside of the sand! [Break] [Sudden hush] [Spoken, Intimate] Revenge tastes like you. Sweet… then knives. Another poisoned loop. Another wasted life. If I wear your crown, I just restart the game. Same broken stars, just a different name. [Verse 4] [Slow build, Cinematic] So I watch you walk back through all of our scenes From the mines of your want to your cracked TV screens Cinnabar fades when you stop the pursuit Viper sleeps in the tangle of root Dark Mirror cracks when you let it fall I was only a shadow cast on the wall Predator, victim, metal, ghost You were always the one feeding the host [Pre-Chorus 4] [Building to explosion] I was the seeker, the mark, the flame? No, I was the excuse for your favorite pain. If you don't let go, you'll be just like me— A red flag calling itself "free." [Final Chorus] [Grand Finale, Massive Wall of Sound] So tear down the altar where you carved my face Leave the ore in the dark, walk out of this place I am Cinnabar, never meant to be held A star in a mine, not a ring, not a spell I'm the Viper, with the beautiful lies But I won't be the body you canonize I'm your Dark Mirror, so cut the wire No more worship at your altar of fire! [Outro] [Gang Vocals, Layered] Always the lesson! Never the home! You carry the scar now— Make it your own. Always the lesson! Never the home! I walk out burning, You walk out grown. [Coda] [Distorted feedback fading] [Soft, clear voice] The mines go silent, the viper slips down The mirror goes dark with no face to be found I still hear your footsteps in a distant vein But they don't own the tempo of my name [Whisper] Cinnabar… Viper… Dark Mirror in the ceiling foam… [Door slam]