Curiosity’s Curse V2 (Maomao Apothecary Diaries)

[Verse] From the red lights to the gilded halls A rat in silk but I stand tall Fingers stained with bitter cures Secrets whispered Nothing pure The Emperor’s heirs with fragile breath A riddle of life A dance with death Layers of plots Like powdered skin Each cure I find pulls me deeper in [Prechorus] A whisper here a secret there The scent of lies thick in the air [Chorus] Poisoned petals They fall They fall Curiosity’s curse I hear it call I heal I test I taste I bleed But freedom’s the only cure I need [Verse 2] Jinshi smiles A mask of gold Eyes like daggers Secrets untold His touch like silk His words like knives A eunuch's power Where no one thrives [Bridge] Maomao Sharp as a blade Mixing cures where dangers are made Mysteries rise And the truth won’t bow She walks the edge Maomao [Chorus] Poisoned petals They fall They fall Curiosity’s curse I hear it call I heal I test I taste I bleed But freedom’s the only cure I need [Verse 3] I stitched their wounds I caught their lies I saw the truth in clouded eyes A simple life A dream I chase But courtly schemes won't give me space I never sought their golden chains But knowledge burns inside my veins A quiet heart A clever mind Caught in a world of cruel design [Prechorus] A tangle of lies A labyrinth mind In this cage of silk Freedom’s hard to find [Chorus] Poisoned petals They fall They fall Curiosity’s curse I hear it call I heal I test I taste I bleed But freedom’s the only cure I need