
Darling
[Verse I - female voice 1] Darling, you applaud so sweetly — how obscene. Your praise drips gold, but stains like wine. You love the ghost, not what she's been, You kiss the cage and call it mine. I bloom for you in borrowed light, A masterpiece of your design. Your hunger makes me almost real — But never quite divine. [Verse II - female voice 2] I've memorized your desperate needs, Each "yes" a pill beneath my tongue. You feast on all my pretty bleeds And swear the scars make me look young. I speak in mirrors, you in echoes— We're both in love with our disease. You genuflect before my shadows, Mistake my yawns for ecstasy. [Verse III - Audience] I paid in salt, you gave me fire. You speak through me, yet you get stained. The thrill is real — so much for fear. Girl, upon my death you may feed on my tears. [Verse IV - female voice 1] You offer grief like vintage wine, As if your pain could make me whole. You carved my name into your spine And wonder why you have no soul. I'm bored of being your religion, Exhausted by genuflection. You love the knife but not the incision— Just the scar for your collection. [Verse V - Audience, cracking] Is this your sake? Is this what gods have sent? Please understand — this isn't what we meant. I'll play along till death, my friend— [Final Verse - female voice 2 the kill] My friend? Oh darling, there's the joke. You never knew me. Never will. I'm just the mirror where you broke And called the shatter something real. Go write about me in your pages, Convince yourself this was profound. I've had a thousand prettier cages— Tomorrow, I won't hear the sound. [Silence] [Outro - Her, whispered] You'll die for me? How sweet. How trite. I've already forgotten your name tonight. [Final Response - Audience, raw truth] You're sic. As much as it hurts, as much as it stinks— I'm you. Sad but true. [Silence]

