The Smile Behind Silk [ENG]

Written by John Paul Bantigue YAKUN (feat. 4STRAE) BMI • IPI/CAE 01366401460 © 2025 John Paul Bantigue ℗ 2025 John Paul Bantigue • JP Bantigue Records jpbbantigue.com Court of Masks album: https://suno.com/playlist/b08dd599-b196-4425-81c3-b84f3b3e3eac Light bends gently when I pass. I step where shadows lose their hold, threads of dawn in silver fold. Danger softens, bending low— its edge undone by gentle glow. A whispered pulse, a quiet grace, yet trembling courts avert their gaze. For nothing dark can touch me here— no veiled intent, nor whispered fear. Come close softly— let your trembling still. No harm survives the warmth of my will. I am Contessa— the calm no blade can claim. A breath that softens every shadow of your aim. Your threats unravel, your certainties tilt— and all fall silent at the smile behind silk. Where others carve with steel or spite, I touch the air and bend the night. Assassins falter mid-design— their shadows freeze before they’re mine. For crowns may grant a fleeting shield, but mine’s a vow the dark must yield. A sovereign hush, a sacred mark— immunity within the dark. Walk here gently— let your burden fall. Nothing harmful can withstand this hall. I am Contessa— the veil no fear can break. A silent haven no dark intention dares awake. Your lies grow weightless, your wickedness wilts— for nothing reaches what is guarded in silk. I hold no weapon— I need no decree. Even the shadows find refuge in me. I am Contessa— the peace no storm can shake. A gentle power no corruption dares unmake. Let daggers wander, let tyrants tilt— I stand unbroken in the armor of silk.