Tarot in the Ashes

[Verse 1]
Velvet table
Candle gutters
Wax like veins
You cut the deck slow
Say you only play for stakes in pain
Silk sleeves hiding
Little burns along your wrists
You smile
Ask me
“Want to know how deep the future twists?”
[Chorus]
You laid The Lovers on the line
Said
“Baby
All of this is by design”
Kissed me like a blessing
Bit like blame
Tarot in the ashes of my name
You swear the cards were clean and true
But every omen just bends back to you
Something wicked shuffles in the dark
You deal the doom
Then call it heart
[Verse 2]
Moonlight shaking
On a chipped white porcelain cup
Your hands trembling
When the second card turns up
Death in armor
Riding straight across my side
You whisper
“Change
Love
Not the end”—but your eyes lied
[Chorus]
You laid The Lovers on the line
Said
“Baby
All of this is by design”
Kissed me like a blessing
Bit like blame
Tarot in the ashes of my name
You swear the cards were clean and true
But every omen just bends back to you
Something wicked shuffles in the dark
You deal the doom
Then call it heart
[Bridge]
[Drums drop
Low toms and bass pulse]
Then came the Tower
Cracked crown
Falling flame
You breathed “forever”
As you set the spark
Then walked away (walked away)
Broken stone and scented smoke
Every vow a twisted joke
Was it fate
Or just your hand
Pulling threads I couldn’t stand?
[Chorus]
You laid The Lovers on the line
Said
“Baby
All of this is by design”
Kissed me like a blessing
Bit like blame
Tarot in the ashes of my name
You swear the spread could not be wrong
But you’ve been dealing darkness all along
Something wicked laughing in your eyes
You called it fate
I call it lies (oh)
[Outro]
Cards on the floor
Candle burning to a bruise
Cut my palm
Let the crimson pick and choose
If the future has to hurt
Let it hurt in honest light
No more wicked wisdom in the night

rock, Mid-tempo gothic rock with smoky, powerful female vocals; tom-heavy drums and snarling bass locked under tremolo guitars. Verses stay low and sultry with organ swells and reverb-drenched leads; chorus hits wide with stacked harmonies and gritty distortion. Bridge drops to sparse floor-tom and bass drone, then erupts into a final, soaring refrain with feedback tails and echoing ad-libs., female vocals, gothic rock