Coraline (Ruby)

[Intro — music-box piano, warped lullaby, reversed whispers, distant cat growling] [Natalia — soft, childlike whisper] Come a little closer… I’ve got something just for you. A perfect little world, my love, Where every dream comes true… [Violet — sweet, unsettling harmony] All you have to do is let us sew… [Melody — distant feral scream] DON’T LET HER TOUCH YOUR EYES! [Melody — distant feral scream] DON’T LET HER TOUCH YOUR EYES! [Verse 1 — Natalia, bouncy detuned guitar riff, glitching bass] Don’t look at me with those hollow button eyes, Keep on staring while you’re wearing your disguise. You stitched a little smile where your pretty mouth should be, But there’s something underneath that looks a little too much like me. Pink walls melting while the hallway bends, Every door I open brings me back again. The wallpaper is breathing, and the floorboards start to grin, And the little black cat says, “Don’t you dare let her in.” [Pre-Chorus — Violet’s angelic vocals layered with Natalia’s whispers] One little button, two little lies, Tell me, Mother, what happens when I close my eyes? You can give me everything, make the whole world mine, But I won’t trade my soul for a pair of pretty eyes. [Chorus — huge melodic metalcore, dark hyperpop synths, heavy bass] BUTTON EYES! SEW ME INTO YOUR PARADISE! Pretty little nightmare dressed in blue and white! You can steal my shadow, you can copy my face, But I’ll burn your perfect little world to erase your embrace! BUTTON EYES! I CAN SEE THROUGH YOUR LIES! There’s a monster in the mirror wearing Mother’s disguise! Black cat, guide me through the cracks in the sky, ‘Cause I’m not staying here just to live your lie! [Post-Chorus — chopped vocals, glitch effects, distorted bass] Stitch, stitch, pull me under! Pretty little house full of thunder! Meow… don’t look back. Meow… she’s right behind you. [Transition] [Verse 2 — sinister groove, industrial drums, warped music-box melody] There’s a moon beneath the pavement and a face beneath the sheet. Three lost little children with their souls behind the glass, They keep reaching through the darkness, begging someone to look back. The cat walks through the walls like the rules don’t apply, One green flash in the darkness, two worlds collide. He says, “That isn’t your mother, and that isn’t your home. If you want to see the sunrise, you must face her alone.” [Breakdown — everything cuts out, heartbeat bass, whispered vocals] [Natalia — trembling whisper] You said you’d love me… [Violet — unnaturally sweet] Forever and ever… [Natalia] You said I’d never have to be alone… [Melody — guttural scream] THEN WHY THE HELL WON’T YOU LET ME GO?! [Heavy breakdown — crushing guitars, distorted 808 bass] TEAR OUT THE THREADS! BREAK EVERY SEAM! YOU’RE NOT MY MOTHER! YOU’RE NOT MY DREAM! [Melody — feral scream] I’D RATHER BE LOST THAN BE YOURS FOREVER! [Bridge — ethereal piano, dreamlike reversed vocals, distant purring] [Natalia — fragile clean vocals] I saw my face in a thousand little pieces, Heard my name in the walls when the silence started speaking. If home is just a memory that someone else can steal, Then tell me why this nightmare is the only thing that feels real… [Violet — haunting harmony] Come back, my darling… [Natalia — whispered] No… [Violet] I’ve made you a family… [Natalia] YOU MADE ME A PRISON. [Final Chorus — full band, layered angelic vocals and screams] BUTTON EYES! BURN YOUR PARADISE! I’m done being another doll you keep alive! You can wear my face, but you’ll never be me, I’ll rip apart the stitches and reclaim what belongs to me! BUTTON EYES! NOW I’M SEEING THE LIGHT! Black cat, lead me through the tunnel tonight! Let the whole false world collapse behind, You can keep your little buttons— YOU’LL NEVER OWN MY MIND! [Outro — music box slowing down, soft cat purr, distant whisper] [Natalia — breathless whisper] Goodnight, Mother… [Melody — faint scream in the distance] RUN!!! [One final cat’s meow. Silence.]