[Instrumetnal - Clean guitar, slow picking, wind FX] [Intro] I was small, the sky was grey, Football pitch on a Swedish day. A boy came close with wicked eyes, Handing me death in cheap disguise. [Verse 1 – Lullaby tempo, eerie minor chords] A reaper’s grin, his scythe agleam, Printed terror from childhood dreams. Smiling proudly, card in hand, Didn’t know it held command. [Chorus – Black Metal burst, call-and-response with choir] [Instrumental – Double kick blast under vocal] Reaper’s card, laughing skull (Laughing skull!) Plastic death took its toll (Took its toll!) Garbage curse, whispered name (Name! Name!) Nightmare gift, endless shame (Burn in shame!) [Instrumental – Slow groove riff, eerie melodic lead] [Verse 2 – Spoken/snarled, over half-time riff] Laid it down beside my bed, Fear crept slowly, softly fed. His grin was wide, his eyes pitch-black— Turned my room a tomb of wax. Midnight came, I couldn’t breathe, Cardboard demon wouldn’t leave. Mother burned it, flame and sigh, But ashes laughed and didn’t die. [Chorus – Furious tempo, tighter choir responses] [Instrumental – Rhythmic push, tremolo under vocals] Reaper’s card, grinning sin (Grinning sin!) Sleepless child, fear within (Don’t let him in!) Stickered hell, cheap and bright (Holy blight!) Childhood lost, cursed that night (Die tonight!) [Bridge – Spoken whisper over echoing clean guitar] Plastic saint, ink-born dread. Garbage angel, fed on dread. Sigil hidden, foil disguise, Came from darkness, stole my eyes. [Instrumental – Down-tuned breakdown riff, slow & crushing] [Final Chorus – Full fury, layered vocals + choir shoutstack] Card of death, stolen peace (No release!) Mother’s fire, no release (No release!) Garbage child, scythe of lies (Liar’s eyes!) Still he laughs; childhood dies (CHILDHOOD DIES!) [Outro – Fingerpicked acoustic + ambient tones] Little card, little death, Printed fear that stole my breath. Though long gone, burned away, He never left; he’s here to stay. (Here to stay!) (Here to stay!) [Instrumental – Final minor chord held in deep reverb, children’s choir fading out humming melody]
