Lyrics

Verse 1**
*He paints the dusk in candied hues,
A world of velvet chains we choose.
“No rules,” he croons, “no cross to bear—
Just honeyed nights, no nightmares there.”
He spins the stars to streetlights’ glow,
A paradise of papier-mâché.*

**Pre-Chorus**
*Oh, taste the wine, it’s sweeter when
You forget the cost of “Amen.”
His symphony of smoke and chrome
Makes hell feel just like coming home.*

**Chorus**
*Dance in the cage where the bars are disguised,
Where freedom’s a drug and truth’s sterilized.
Lucifer’s laugh is a lullaby—
“You’ll never thirst, but you’ll always dry.
The keys are yours… but the lock’s a mirage,
As you toast to the warden of your velvet garage.”*

**Verse 2**
*He trades your soul for neon bliss,
A paycheck signed with Judas’ kiss.
“Why chase the dawn?” he grins, half-crowned,
“When I’ve made doubt your sacred ground.
Your chains are silk, your doubts are wise—
The Father’s love? A child’s lies.”*

**Pre-Chorus**
*Oh, taste the wine, it’s sweeter when
You forget the cost of “Amen.”
His symphony of smoke and chrome
Makes hell feel just like coming home.*

**Chorus**
*Dance in the cage where the bars are disguised,
Where freedom’s a drug and truth’s sterilized.
Lucifer’s laugh is a lullaby—
“You’ll never thirst, but you’ll always dry.
The keys are yours… but the lock’s a mirage,
As you toast to the warden of your velvet garage.”*

**Bridge**
*The carnival won’t tell you when
The rides all stop, the lights cave in.
You’ll clutch your tickets, stained and torn,
To find the “prize” was never sworn.
He built your jail with your own hands—
A kingdom of ash on shifting sands.*

**Outro**
*So sleep, sweet fool, in satin deceit,
Your dreams a dirge, your heart a cheat.
The cage grows tight, the lullaby fades…
And all that’s left is the debt he’s been paid.
You’ll wake to the clink of his closing refrain:
“*Forever is cheap… when you’ve sold your own chain.*”*