The Dress That I'll Die In (Remix 1)

[intro] [orchestral strings swell, soft breathing, metallic zipper sound] It fits like memory Like mourning in silk [verse 1] Black satin clings to every scar Hides the wounds but leaves the war Each stitch a secret never told Each sleeve a prayer that’s growing cold [verse 2] I laced it tight with trembling hands My altar built on broken plans No veil, no ring, no bridal vow But I’m dressed for endings anyhow [pre-chorus] They say let go, they say move on But I wear grief like Saint-Laurent [chorus 1] This is the dress I’ll die in — soft and dark and sure It holds the shape of things endured It waltzes with the ghost I knew The one who said, “I’ll never lose you.” I shine in black, a sacred flame This dress knows every inch of blame [instrumental break] [slow melodic guitar with choral synth pads] [verse 3] The hem still drags through shattered glass From every dream that couldn’t last But I don’t trip, I never fall I learned to bleed without a crawl [verse 4] I walk the halls with lifted chin As mourning music plays within This dress, my armor and my curse The chapel and the empty hearse [pre-chorus] And if they wonder why I smile It’s ‘cause I’ve worn this all the while [chorus 2] This is the dress I’ll die in — stitched with all I lacked A fabric made of looking back Each thread a loss I won't forget Each line a debt I still regret It hugs me like a final breath And waltzes softly into death [bridge] [voice over cello + static] This wasn’t made for love or light But for the dark that lives at night So drape me once, and kiss me then I won’t be dressed like this again [chorus 3 – final version] This is the dress I’ll die in — perfect, poised, betrayed A velvet vow I never made You’ll see it on me when I go In candlelight, forever slow Let others weep in color bright I’ll fall in black, and love that night NO! (Oh, no...) This is the dress I’ll die in — perfect, poised, betrayed A velvet vow I never made You’ll see it on me when I go In candlelight, forever slow Let others weep in color bright I’ll fall in black, and love that night [outro] [slow decay, choral hum, zipper rewind effect]