[Verse 1] Gold reflections on trembling hands, The night unfolds the way it planned. The Governor laughs, the crowd replies, But mercy hides in lovers’ lies. The wine is warm, the heart is cold, The story’s bought, the ending sold. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 1] We raise our sins like crystal high, Pretend that love can sanctify. ⸻ [Chorus 1] Raise your glass — and hold it still, Every vow is bent to will. Sweet deceit in borrowed light, We toast the wrong, we call it right. Raise your glass — let silence mend, A poison toast, a holy end. ⸻ [Verse 2] The chandeliers begin to weep, Their tears fall slow, their secrets deep. I watched his breath dissolve in air, A quiet death, a lover’s prayer. Forgive the hand that crossed the line, The sin was his, the fault was mine. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2] The choir hums the old refrain, No one drinks without the stain. ⸻ [Chorus 2] Raise your glass — and take your part, Heaven hides in human art. Sweet champagne and sacred crime, Each pulse a penance, marked in time. Raise your glass — the truth won’t bend, A poison toast, a holy end. ⸻ [Bridge – hushed, reverent] The clock forgets, the candles fade, We drink to debts the gods have made. A spark of gold, a fading breath — We toast to life, we drink to death. ⸻ [Final Chorus – soaring then falling] Raise your glass — forgive, forget, The price was love, the wager met. Sweet deceit in borrowed light, We toast the dark, we crown the night. Raise your glass — my trembling friend, A poison toast, a holy end.
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