The Setup| A Sinister Sister Creative Production

Lyrics

[Intro: Low Piano, Whispered Dialogue] Three missed calls. One red dress. One room with no cameras. She said, “Trust me.” That should’ve been my warning. [Verse 1: Voice One, Controlled Storytelling] She walked in wearing midnight With a diamond at her throat Said her name was Isabella But I knew that name was smoke She knew the private entrance Knew the bartender by face Knew the combination To a safe behind the painting case I asked her how she found me She said, “Men like you get found” Then she smiled across the table While the bass shook underground She said her former lover Had a fortune he concealed And all she needed was a driver And a man who wouldn’t squeal [Recurring Warning] Velvet on the blade Perfume in the room Every pretty promise Has a body in the bloom [Verse 2: Voice One] We waited by the river In a rented black sedan She had trembling in her fingers But a pistol in her hand Said, “He ruined everything” Said, “He made me live afraid” Then she kissed me like forgiveness While she checked the weapon’s gauge The warehouse door was open There were footprints in the rain No guards along the entrance No alarms beside the frame That’s when something in the silence Started whispering my name But she pulled me through the doorway And I followed just the same [Verse 3: Voice Two, Frantic Perspective] He thinks I chose him randomly He thinks I needed nerve He thinks the man inside that room Is getting what he deserves But every step was measured Every tear was rehearsed I needed someone recognizable To make the story work His fingerprints are everywhere His number’s in my phone The cameras catch him entering But I will leave alone The money never mattered It was buried long ago I only needed one more ghost To take the final blow [Recurring Warning] Velvet on the blade Perfume in the room Every pretty promise Has a body in the bloom [Verse 4: Voice One, Realization] I heard the hammer shifting Before I saw her turn Her face had lost the panic Now her eyes were cold and firm The man inside was breathing He was tied behind a chair He looked at me and whispered, “She has brought three others here” I reached beneath my jacket But she already had the aim She said, “You should’ve kept on driving” Like she almost felt ashamed Then the lights went out completely And the room became a scream One shot cracked the darkness Then another split the scene [Bridge: Overlapping Voices] [Voice One] You said that I could trust you [Voice Two] I said what you would hear [Voice One] You said you needed saving [Voice Two] I needed you right here [Voice One] Was any part of it real? [Voice Two] You were real enough to use [Final Verse: Detective Transmission] At sunrise by the river They recovered one black car Blood beneath the driver’s seat And lipstick on the bar No body in the warehouse No diamonds, gun, or cash Only velvet on the concrete And a photograph burned black [Outro: Whisper] Every pretty promise Leaves a body in the bloom.