Lyrics
[Spoken Word - The Invitation] (Eerie ambient synth, dry, purring female voice) Darling, Do join me for my birthday soirée. Midnight. Black tie. Masks on. Wear something exquisite. Bring someone delicious. The champagne will be chilled. The company, positively divine. And do try not to leave early. I do hate wasting a perfectly good guest list. Kisses, Your hostess. [Verse 1 - Solo Dry Voice] [Single Acoustic Guitar] I can outlive your birthday I can outlive your wedding vows You'll be given one life You'll spend it asking what you're allowed [Rhythmic Vocal Percussion Loop Starts] You get one little dream You get one little life I get endless years And a thirst that never dies I powder my cheeks I hide my fangs Another damn birthday Another damn cake [Chorus - Layer 1 Loop] [Add Harmony Vocal Stack] I can outlive your birthday I can outlive your wedding vows You'll be given one life You'll spend it asking what you're allowed [Spoken Word Interlude - Over Loop] (Dry, sarcastic female voice) Rule One. Avoid sunlight. Apparently, immortality comes with a strict indoor policy. Rule Two. Find someone irresistible. Keep them close. Take a little too much. Wonder why you're still hungry. Rule Three. Keep the handsome stranger alive, darling. Feed your hunger elsewhere. You can devour the world, but you mustn't devour the one thing you actually want to keep. [Chorus - Layer 2 Vocal Canon] [Overlapping Counter-Melodies] You get one little dream You get one little life I get endless years And a thirst that never dies I powder my cheeks I hide my fangs Another damn birthday Another damn cakene. (I'm dead inside.) [Verse 2 - The Masquerade] [Low Mezzo. Cool, Intimate Delivery] [Waltz Begins. Delicate Strings Over Acoustic Guitar] His blue eyes catch the candlelight Dark stubble sharp against the night His waves fall loose across his brow I want to know his flavor now Black lace clings tight against my skin She meets my gaze. I let her in. Pearls frame her throat, her lips wine-red I chase the dreams inside her head. His cedar scent, her roses sweet Two warm hearts, one steady beat I brush his jaw. I touch her hand. They follow where I lead the dance. [Private Aside - Low, Intimate Whisper] [Music Thins. Almost Tender] Not him. Not those eyes. I want his mornings, his midnight sighs. Bring me strangers. Feed me more. I'll take my hunger to another door. Let him keep his pulse, his name. Let him love me without sharing my fate. [First Bite - Sudden Intimacy] [Music Thins. Voice Remains Calm] His pulse flutters beneath my thumb. Her breath catches. The strings go numb. A tiny gasp. A crimson stain. I kiss her cheek. I taste the rain. Not him. Anyone but him. [Feeding Frenzy - Restrained, Then Feral] [Waltz Slows. Bass Deepens. No Belting] One mask falls. Then another. One mask falls. Then another. Silk tears loose. Sister. Brother. I came for one. I take four more. Cold marble. Hot breath. Pearls scattering. A velvet death. I hear him coming. I keep on biting. [Escalation - Whispered Vocal Fragments] [Sharp Breaths. Layered Whispers. Low, Controlled Register] More. More. Not him. Come closer. Not him. The candles go black. The windows freeze. My shadow climbs The chandelier. My nails split silk. My smile splits wide. I smell him near me. I turn aside. [Final Section - The Eternal Birthday] [Broken Waltz. Low, Feral Whispers. Overlapping Voices] New lips. New teeth. New lovers to keep. I save him for last. I save him from me.