Dollhouse With Teeth

Intro (Melanie – childlike, distorted)
Welcome in, take your shoes off
Smile nice, don’t ask too much

Verse 1 (Billie)
You built a room inside my head
Painted pink, then painted red
Said “be good, don’t make a sound”
Taught me how to sit, not how to stand

You fed me truth in tiny bites
Said the cage was for my safety
Funny how you sleep at night
Calling love what you made of me

Pre-Chorus (Billie, whispered)
You liked me best when I was scared
When I stayed soft, when I stayed bare

Chorus (Both)
You want a doll, you want control
Pretty face, no spine, no soul
Wind me up, then pull the thread
Cry for you, play dead

But this dollhouse bites back hard
Porcelain cuts, broken hearts
Pull my strings, you’ll lose your hand
This doll don’t follow plans

Verse 2 (Melanie)
Tea party lies in plastic cups
You taught me love should hurt this much
Dress me up, then shut me down
Call it care, call it “calm down”

Sticky floors, sweet decay
Rotten games we used to play
You said “stay young, stay sweet, stay small”
But I outgrew your fucking walls

Pre-Chorus (Melanie)
You kissed the cracks, ignored the screams
Loved the look, not what it means

Chorus (Both)
You want a doll, you want control
Sugar-coat the damage done
Wind me up, then act surprised
When I cut the wires

This dollhouse bites back hard
Baby teeth, razor smile
Pull my strings, you’ll understand
This doll don’t give a damn

Bridge (Call & response)
(Billie – low)
You trained me to be quiet
(Melanie – playful)
So I learned to be loud

(Billie)
You called it protection
(Melanie)
I call it breaking out

(Both – beat drops)
Lock the doors, burn the set
I’m not your experiment

Final Chorus (Both – heavier, distorted)
You want a doll, you want control
Paint me cute, keep me cold
Say my cracks are just design
Like you didn’t cross the line

This dollhouse fell apart
Watch it crumble, watch it spark
Pull my strings, I dare you now
This doll bites back — bow down

Outro (Melanie, music-box tone)
Playtime’s over
Did you have fun?

Dark, theatrical, playful but toxic