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Lily Carmichael - Jack O'Lantern (ft. Lily Carmichael)

from Magritte + Rosen's House of Haunts by Magritte & Rosen

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lyrics

You untangled me from the weeds
Whispered sweet things under autumn leaves
Kept me warm and watered
Like a baby in a cot
Oh I was pleased to be
Your happy
Decoration to flaunt
Back then in your arms
Was how I wished to die
Before I found charm
Can be carefully devised
You said, "show me more of that pretty smile"
And I complied
But when my cheeks hurt after a while
I saw you reach for the knife

Go on and
Carve it outta me
I'll burn bright, just for you
Strike a match and light me up
I'll grin the way you want me to
I'm your jack o'lantern
I got them fooled by my disguise
Cut me open but I'll keep on
Smiling while I burn inside

Woah

Scrape out all the edges
Of my skull
Until there's no mess
Until there's nothing left
That you can't control-oh!
I can grin and bear it,
wear the girl that you want like a costume
the Jackie-O-Lantern
of your Camelot

You roam where you please
While I sit here and rot

Still I keep lettin' you-

Carve it outta me
I'll burn bright, just for you
Strike a match and light me up
I'll grin the way you tell me to
I'm your jack o'lantern
I got them fooled by my disguise
Cut me open but ill keep on
Smiling while I burn inside

Woah

Season after season
Said someday I'm gonna leave him
Just waiting for a good enough reason
Feelin' my candlewick tick down, drippin' red
Time to seed the pieces
He cut out and then I'll reap them
Will be so easy to deceive him
Why treat when I can trick instead?

You ask me what happened to my heart
What's the matter, don't you remember?

You carved it outta me
But I'll collect my dues
Strike a match and
Light you up
While grinning like you taught me to
I'm a jack o'lantern
I got you fooled by my disguise
Lucky I'm immune to fire
Watch our windows glow like eyes
Turn this house into your pyre
Smiling while you burn inside
Smiling while you burn
Smiling while you burn
Smiling wide

credits

from Magritte + Rosen's House of Haunts, released October 27, 2021
Vocals: Lily Carmichael
Music & Lyrics: Alara Magritte Slonaker, Daniel Rosen
Production: Daniel Rosen

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Magritte & Rosen San Francisco, California

Alara Magritte & Daniel Rosen are a musical theatre songwriting duo whose work has been described as layered, witty, and soul-stirring. The pair has written two full length musicals in addition to their stand-alone work. Their music utilizes unique rhythm, rhyme, and harmony to create journeys through storytelling soundscapes.

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