[intro | vocals: mocking, close, spoken-sung | instrumental: bass pulse, dry drums, sly guitar texture | energy: poised, venomous] what a lovely little feast... [verse 1 | vocals: low, amused, controlled | instrumental: mid-tempo drums, dark bass, sharp guitar accents | energy: elegant, predatory] china gleams beneath the candle silver laid in perfect lines wine as red as something honest napkins folded, mouths inclined little birds with lacquered manners pecking softly at the spread fighting over tender versions of the stories i half-shed [pre-chorus | vocals: intimate, cool, slightly sharper | instrumental: tension coiling, bass forward, guitars tightening | energy: measured, poisonous] every beak turns sweet at supper every wing stays clean in light all that grace around the table just to tear at something bright [chorus | vocals: magnetic, winding, quietly cruel | instrumental: fuller groove, guitars blooming darker, drums steady | energy: sinuous, luxurious rot] take your piece take your turn pick the red meat clean sip it slow smile for me tell me what you’ve seen [verse 2 | vocals: calm, colder, hostess-like | instrumental: grinding bass, crisp drums, tense guitar shimmer | energy: poised cruelty] knives flash pale beside the crystal crumbs collect like little lies every rumor gets made tender once it’s served in satin light feathers brush against the silver small wars happen plate to plate all that hunger dressed as manners all that patience dressed as taste [pre-chorus | vocals: closer, silk over steel | instrumental: slow pressure rise, clipped guitar, bass pressing in | energy: tightening, elegant violence] watch them crowd the finer portions watch them lean and call it grace nothing loud, just tiny killings in a well-appointed place [chorus | vocals: smoother, more cutting, controlled | instrumental: fuller and darker, steady pulse | energy: ritual, corrosive] take your piece take your turn pick the red meat clean sip it slow smile for me tell me what you’ve seen [outro | vocals: soft, amused, chilling | instrumental: stripped back, bass and guitar decay | energy: unresolved, intimate] eyes still open china shining that lovely little feast
