///*****/// [Start] [Intro | Handpan | Low Drone | Oud Texture | Seductive Vocal] He spoke to me with a silken tongue His words rich as solid gold Called me his desert Lilly While he draped me in fine clothes [Verse 1 | Sparse Percussion | Low Guitar | Dark Reverb | Vulnerable Vocal] I was so young and naive Still innocent and blind As he hid his venomous fangs Behind his crooked smile [Verse 1 Continued | Tension Build | Low Strings | Darbuka Pulse | Uneasy Vocal] He said, "Come away, my darling" "There is heaven past the gate" But like the Garden of Eden The snake sealed my fate [Chorus | Heavy Guitars | Full Drums | Darbuka Pulse | Wide Vocal] Viper (Viper) (Viper) I drank your poisoned lies Felt them flow through my veins You wrapped yourself around me Now I'm locked up in these chains [Chorus Continued | Heavy Guitars | Dark Harmony | Driving Bass | Full Vocal] Viper (Viper) (Viper) You hid your secrets Behind your walls of gold In a kingdom built on evil Full of girls you bought and sold [Verse 2 | Half-Time Groove | Low Bass | Tense Percussion | Solemn Vocal] I found the others in the darkness Girls with numbers, not their names Some flinched when footsteps passed Others hid their face in shame [Verse 2 Continued | Low Guitar | Guarded Rhythm | Suspense Build | Controlled Vocal] We learned the footsteps of the guards We learned when cameras turned Which hands brought trays and looked away And whose compassion could be earned [Pre-Chorus | Rising Drums | Low Strings | Dark Harmony | Crescendo] No one came when we were crying No one asked what lay below Pretty walls and painted ceilings Covered secrets left untold [Chorus | Heavy Guitars | Full Drums | Darbuka Pulse | Wide Vocal] Viper (Viper) (Viper) I drank your poisoned lies Felt them flow through my veins You wrapped yourself around me Now I'm locked up in these chains [Chorus Continued | Heavy Guitars | Dark Harmony | Driving Bass | Full Vocal] Viper (Viper) (Viper) You hid your secrets Behind your walls of gold In a kingdom built on evil Full of girls you bought and sold [Bridge | Dropout | Handpan | Low Drone | Intimate Vocal] I watched through the crack from the floor I marked each night on the wall I held their hands when hope ran out I swore I'd come back for them all [Bridge Continued | Slow Build | Low Strings | Emotional Vocal | Tension Rise] Not the lamb you led to slaughter Not the girl you stole away No longer that fragile girl 'Cause I shed my skin that day [Break | Darbuka Rolls | Guitar Chugs | Fast Transition | Tension Burst] [Pre-Chorus | Low Pulse | Rising Guitar | Dark Harmony | Controlled Vocal] Years erased the girl he knew New face, new name, new eyes I came back to bring them mercy Became the devil in disguise [Final Chorus | Heaviest Guitars | Full Drums | Arabic Percussion | Commanding Vocal] Viper (Viper) (Viper) I turned your venom into mine Let it settle in my bones You never saw the warning signs Till I came back for your throne [Final Chorus Continued | Massive Drums | Wide Vocal Layers | Final Crescendo | Vengeful Vocal] Viper (Viper) (Viper) I dragged your secrets into view Broke the locks and led them through All you saw was the pretty Lilly But the viper came for you [Outro | Whispered Vocal | Handpan | Low Drone | Slow Fade] They came looking I was gone Left without a trace But when a girl comes crying They'll soon see the face Of the Viper (Viper) (Viper) [End]