Nurgle’s Lullaby

🎵 Lullaby of the Bloom (Child & Nurgle duet – final version) ⸻ [Verse 1 / child – soft, weak, scared] Why is it cold? I can’t feel my toes… They’re crying again — But they won’t hold me close. I don’t want to sleep. It hurts when I breathe. Is this… Is this dying? ⸻ [Verse 2 / Nurgle – slow, deep, grave-filled comfort] Shhh… little bud. Let the fever take root. Your skin splits — that’s how we bloom. Your blood is so warm. Your breath so thin. Let Grandfather in. ⸻ [Bridge / child – trembling, teary] There’s bugs in my mouth… They crawl when I talk. It’s dark in the corners… They don’t see you, do they? ⸻ [Bridge / Nurgle – crooning, thick and loving] No, only you. Only the special ones see me. The rot is not death — It’s becoming. The flies are your friends. The worms hum your name. ⸻ [Chorus / both – slow, layered, grotesquely tender] Sleep in bloom, Sleep in blight, Let the pus replace the light. They don’t understand, But I do… You’re not fading. You’re transforming. ⸻ [Verse 3 / child – quieter, weaker now] It’s warm when you talk… Like my blanket used to be. Will it hurt when I go? Will they cry forever? ⸻ [Verse 4 / Nurgle – almost singing, sweet rot] It’ll hurt less soon. The pain is part of the birth. They cry because they fear. You’ll smile once you’re gone. You’ll bloom in my garden. You’ll never be alone. ⸻ [Chorus – Reprise / both – decayed harmony, cradling] Sleep in bloom, Sleep in blight, Let the pus replace the light. Let go, little stem… Let rot take hold. You’re mine now. You’re whole. ⸻ [Outro / Nurgle – whispered, wet, still loving] Shhh… Close your eyes. Let the world go. You are beautiful. You are mine. (toybox melody returns, detuned and slow — final wet chuckle)