[Verse I – Noble Mockery] Veil of gold, cloak of pride, He danced where the noble lied. Silken threads and sharpened tongue, Honor bled from songs he sung. Bastard king in shell so bright, Twisting truth in candlelight. [Pre-Chorus – Illness Beneath] “Honor, or nothing,” he used to cry, But the rot beneath would testify. In curled reflection, he made his throne, A snail crowned king, cold and alone. [Chorus – Spiral Crown] Spiral crown, spiral curse, Truth decays, lies rehearse. Once a name, now a hiss— One last waltz in the mists. Umbrella sharp, smile thin, Let the Bastard’s dance begin. Fall, fall, Lumacchio… Fall where the gold can’t glow. [Verse II – Decay Waltz] Parade of masks, he led the court, Each truth he touched, he’d twist and contort. Behind the grace, a crawling dread, The sickness claimed what honor fled. Medoro wept, but could not save The friend who sought a noble grave. [Bridge – Phase Shift: The Spiral Awakens] Spin the world, spin the shell, Mutation rings a broken bell. Knight to worm, crown to crust, Blades to bile and gold to rust. [Screamed Vocal/Choral Crescendo] Lies! Lies! Bastard lies! Honor drowned in snail-slick cries! Carve the spiral in your chest— Die adorned in noble jest! [Final Chorus – Hollow Refrain] Spiral crown, shattered throne, He dies with names not his own. Whispers trail behind his mask, Truth was never his to ask. Curtain falls, he’s left unheard— A golden shell, a final word… [Outro – Whispered] "We were all liars, weren’t we…?"
