[Verse 1] They're serving revolution with the apéri-teefs tonight Crystal chandeliers reflecting all the torches burning bright The orchestra plays Vivaldi while the tumbrils roll on by Such elegant beheadings, darling—shall we dance or shall we die? [Pre-Chorus] Silver blade, silk-lined So refined, so refined [Chorus] It's a velvet guillotine Cutting clean through the in-between We're all dressed up with nowhere left to go Champagne and gasoline On the cover of a magazine Watching empires fall in soft-focus glow [Verse 2] The aristocrats are streaming lyve their final cigarettes Monetizing downfall with no apparent regrets Hashtag blessed, hashtag doomed, in our favorite designer chains The aesthetics of collapse have never looked so entertained [Pre-Chorus] Golden cage, divine Bottom line, bottom line [Chorus] It's a velvet guillotine Prettiest thing you've ever seen We're all dressed up with nowhere left to go Marble and morphine Everything's so terribly clean Watching the ending of the only world we know [Bridge] [Spoken-sung, almost whispered with reverb] They said eat cake We said let's post it first They said off with their heads We said which filter works? [Final Chorus] It's a velvet guillotine Cuts so soft you barely scream We're all dressed up, applauding our own fall Crimson and pristine Behind the velvet screen Turns out we wanted nothing Nothing at all [Outro] [Fading, dreamy] So refined... so refined... The blade drops right on time...
