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The Mirror Speaks

from INCARNADINE by Artemis's Arrow

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Everything the mirror tells me.

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[verse 1]
Chew you up
spit you out
bite it off
cut it down
tie you up
pin you down
Cheshire grin
spreading wow

Hey
do what you do.

Hey
I love you too.

I'll tie my hair
into a noose for two,

I'm ready, highness,
come on through.

[chorus]
I'm a kitten
with tiger claws
Sleeping beauty
With unhinged jaws
A stitched up witch
with a busted jaw
licking my lips
and bloody maw

see you coming
up the stairs
welcome to
my humble lair
chain you up
by your hair
cut your clothes
steal your prayers

[verse 2]
where's the princess
where's the beast
where's the evil
to defeat?

Dear prince charming,
those things are me
aint so perfect
can't you see?

Blood beneath a wedding gown
wicked girl who gets the crown
I killed the lamb, and ate the sow
then skinned the tiger
and split the plow

[chorus]
I'm a kitten
with tiger claws
Sleeping beauty
With unhinged jaws
A stitched up witch
with a busted jaw
licking my lips
and bloody maw

see you coming
up the stairs
welcome to
my humble lair
chain you up
by your hair
cut your clothes
steal your prayers

[refrain]
I'll eat your pity,
I'll swallow your pride,
Set fire to styx and
let it ride
surf on the crest of a billion lies
put the kingdom to sleep and
claim my prize

breathe fire in the forest
and set it alight, maybe still prisoner
in my own right,
fearful of the skin I'm in
the lady in the mirror
and my shadow twin
stretched across the wall
a sillouette, and that is all
maybe I'm nothing after all
flat and faceless
soft and meek
oh please majesty,
have pity on me

but nah
I'm alive
born into a crawling hide
touch my skin
lick my thigh
I'm hungry for
those wandering eyes.

[chorus]
I'm a kitten
with tiger claws
Sleeping beauty
With unhinged jaws
A stitched up witch
with a busted jaw
licking my lips
and bloody maw

see you coming
up the stairs
welcome to
my humble lair
chain you up
by your hair
cut your clothes
steal your prayers

credits

from INCARNADINE, released April 14, 2022

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Artemis's Arrow is a producer, singer, and songwriter. Raised in Colorado, she has spent her life exploring writing, drawing, poetry, sculpture, film, photography, and music. Her work focuses on emotion and her personal experiences. She says art saved the three cornerstones of her existence: her sobriety, her sanity, and her ability to live without fear. ... more

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