[INTRO] [pre-verse recitation - whispered, eerie] A painting where a shadow dances, trembles in the frame whispering its ghostly song through darkness and through flame Dancing in it — shadow that I know and recognize begging, laughing, doing anything to make you invite him in... of your own free will [VERSE 1 - building tension] The canvas screams into the solitary endless night shadow dances here — stealing all the dawn and light black and crimson — that's the rhythm of his every step swirl and pivot — to the beat that lives and breathes and throbs ghostly pulse — flowing like the deepest kind of dream leads you deep into the maze — no beginning, no end, no bottom to be seen [PRECHORUS - seductive but wrong] leans in closer — right beside you, way too near voice like frost, like ice and cold, like winter's freezing fear: "power's here now — take it for yourself, take everything, but tell me this — what is your threshold? What's your breaking point and pain?" [CHORUS - fake friendly manipulation] shadow's dancing — silent waltz of darkest night tempter's whisper — so close now, sounds so right want control here? just invite me in yourself By your own will, you know the ritual — not the first time you're inviting me because you need me to be here say no word now — only dream this dream tonight [REVEAL - mask drops] I'm your very best friend after all, we've known each other so many years... [distorted laughter begins] he keeps laughing — spinning still in darker rings bending all of space itself — warping air and warping time living in the canvas — trapped inside the freezing glass devil's gateway — that's his only way inside, his only entrance in [VERSE 2 - mounting dread] laughing with — that burning gaze that smolders, burns with fire living picture — is this dream or shadow without form or frame? walls are whispering — all the rhythms of the truth and of the lies every step here — silent new pact and a binding obligation every step is — such a sweet and perfect promise of the bliss and something more that tells you — you're already there, right where you wanted to be [BRIDGE - trap realization, panic] walls are softening — the whole world wakes up and it breathes floor is pulsing — like living tissue filled with blood beneath pulls you deeper — carries you to dark dust and to void you won't survive — if you try to escape too fast from here but there is peace — in his warm and gentle soft caress tempting pact — it's the soft edge of darkness and of sleep [CHORUS FINAL - maximum horror] shadow's dancing — silent waltz of darkest night tempter's whisper — so close now, sounds so right want control here? just invite me in yourself By your own will, you know the ritual — not the first time you're inviting me because you need me to be here say no word now — only dream and only think... [CLIMAX - twisted revelation] I'm your very best friend after all, we've known each other so many years... [TWISTED LAUGHTER - demonic] ha ha ha HA HA HA [FINAL HORROR - no escape] he keeps laughing — spinning still in darker rings bending all of space itself — warping air and warping time living in the canvas — trapped inside the freezing glass devil's gateway — that's his only way inside, his only entrance in [OUTRO - whispered, then silence] entrance... entrance... only one... into painting... into canvas... FOREVER the dance goes on... eternal... endless... you're already here... [long pause] here... [SILENCE]
