Candy and Whine

(Intro - Heavy, distorted bass and breathy vocal)

(Barely audible mumble)

Candy dust... on my tongue...

Hear the hum... goin' numb...

(Verse 1 - whispered vocals, minimal accompaniment)

Sticky fingers, gasoline sheen

Another sugar rush, a vacant queen

Gumball eyes and a plastic smile

Hiding wreckage for a little while

Chasing shadows, blurry light

Pretending everything is alright

(Pre-Chorus - slightly more volume, a hint of melody begins to emerge)

This saccharine sweetness, a dangerous high

Keeps the black dog quiet, beneath my eye

But the crash is comin', the whispers begin

This plastic paradise, paper-thin

(Chorus)(heavier bass, subtle synth pad)

Candy and whine, that's my sign

Sugar-coated static, all intertwined

Melting down slow, watch the colors bleed

A pretty little monster, planted a seed

Of discontent, a bitter taste

This manufactured happiness, a goddamn waste

(Verse 2 - returning to whispered vocals, a clock ticking sound effect in the background)

Empty wrappers, scattered on the floor

Another episode, closing the door

Swirling colors, in a dizzy haze

Lost in the labyrinth, of these empty days

You said it's easy, just swallow it down

But the sugar burns deep, and wears the crown

(Pre-Chorus - slightly more volume, a hint of melody begins to emerge)

This saccharine sweetness, a dangerous high

Keeps the black dog quiet, beneath my eye

But the crash is comin', the whispers begin

This plastic paradise, paper-thin

(Chorus)(heavier bass, subtle synth pad)

Candy and whine, that's my sign

Sugar-coated static, all intertwined

Melting down slow, watch the colors bleed

A pretty little monster, planted a seed

Of discontent, a bitter taste

This manufactured happiness, a goddamn waste

(Bridge - stripped down, only a heartbeat-like bass drum and layered, distorted vocals)

Whine... a subtle vibration

(Echoed) ...ration...

Candy... cover the decay

(Echoed) ...decay...

Lost in the sweetness

(Echoed) ...sweetness...

No salvation

(Chorus - slightly more desperate, with raw emotion in the voice. The bass is heavier, almost overwhelming)

Candy and whine, that's my sign

Sugar-coated static, all intertwined

Melting down slow, watch the colors bleed

A pretty little monster, planted a seed

Of discontent, a bitter taste

This manufactured happiness, a goddamn waste

(Outro - fading out, with heavily processed vocals and a lingering bass note)

Waste...

Candy... Whine...

Just a waste....

(Silence)