The Black Harlequin

Song Lyrics: [Verse 1] Painted smile in shades of sin Dances where the dark begins Threaded lies on silver strings He laughs while pulling everything He moves through mirrors cracked and cold A jester born to break the mold In velvet boots and shadow skin He is the mask you’re buried in [Pre-Chorus] He sings in riddles, whispers dread One step ahead, one foot in death [Chorus] He’s the black harlequin—king of the damned A ghost in the spotlight, with blood on his hands Twisting your fate with a lover’s grin The joke’s always cruel— And it starts from within He doesn’t fall He only spins— The black harlequin [Verse 2] No strings above, no god to serve He carves his name into your nerves A broken bell, a cursed rhyme He’s laughing through the cracks in time The curtain falls, you think it's done— But shadows dance when there’s no sun He bows, he burns, he bleeds you thin You never win You just give in [Pre-Chorus] He plays the part, he plays it well The jester’s heart beats loud in hell [Chorus] He’s the black harlequin—cloaked in despair A kiss on the cheek, then knives in the air Waltzing through ruins with dead men’s grins Your soul is the stage Where the madness begins He doesn’t fall He only spins— The black harlequin [Bridge] “Laugh, my dear, or cry—it’s all the same. Your tears just paint the mask I wear.” [Breakdown] One step, two step, blood on the floor Three steps closer—you beg for no more But he pirouettes through the screams and the sin And takes your hand… Let the show begin [Final Chorus] He’s the black harlequin—puppet of none A soul stitched in silk, a heart made of guns Truth is a trick, and you’re trapped in his grin A joke with no end— 'Cause it starts from within He doesn’t fall He only spins— The black harlequin [Outro] When the laughter fades, and the world goes dim You’ll dance alone… With the black harlequin