[Intro – sparse piano motif, low organ swell] [Verse 1] There’s a house upon the hill Where the windows never blink Curtains drawn like heavy thoughts No one dares to think Marble floors remember steps Soft as falling snow Every echo knows the truth But refuses it to show [Pre-Chorus] Polished silver, spotless glass Portraits lined in gold Every smile is lacquered thick Every secret sold [Chorus – layered, hymn-like harmonies] Welcome to the House of Horror Where the velvet hides the chains Where the candles burn like witnesses But never speak the names Welcome to the House of Horror Where the staircase only climbs Where the clocks don’t measure hours Only borrowed time [Verse 2] There’s a garden in the back Where the roses never fade Roots are drinking something dark Beneath the manicured parade Laughter spills like vintage wine A toast to flawless skin But every mirror in the hall Reflects what’s kept within [Pre-Chorus] Silk and linen, spotless hands Rings that never rust Every oath is whispered low In corridors of trust [Chorus] Welcome to the House of Horror Where the velvet hides the chains Where the music drowns the silence But amplifies the stains Welcome to the House of Horror Where the staircase only climbs Where the locks are turned from inside Every single time [Bridge – restrained, almost spoken, organ forward] No thunder cracks above the roof No lightning splits the sky The horror here is quiet It doesn’t need to cry It’s folded in the dinner cloth It’s resting in the art It’s breathing in the walls themselves And beating in the heart [Final Chorus – fuller harmonies, darker lift] Welcome to the House of Horror Where the velvet hides the chains Where the powerful write mercy And the innocent wear the blame Welcome to the House of Horror Where the lights are always warm And nothing looks like violence But everything is torn [Outro – piano motif returns, organ fades] The windows never blink at all They only watch the town And if you listen close enough You’ll hear the staircase sound
