hot cauldron ragtime (feat. Adithi Sagar)

Once upon a time
Came a man trying to make a plan
He said he wants to live a life
That's good so he won't have to be sad

The man learned in time
That joy isn't justly had
He said if I want it good
Then all I gotta do is be bad

Come speak to me in allegory
Place it squarely on your head
It was danse macabre
And now it's a meme
Called dance until you're dead
You seem so happy
With your lyres and spires
Of godly and muscular men
But we've got oil
Brought to a boil
And the fumes spell out
"You're next"

Believe me when I say
Despite your fun and games
Soon there'll be a day
When you're gonna have to pay

All you can see and feel and hear
Will be us wheezing, teasing you with our spears
Mocking at all your sins and tears and fears and lies
While we force you to do the hot cauldron ragtime

Red shining lips and antimony
Just like the way you always want it
But you're out of luck when the girl is dead
And she leaves your old place haunted
You're prideful pagans
For all we know
Just perfumed peacocks in heaven
But do you know
You'll be frying below
While we're counting your sins by the seven?

Believe me when I say
Of all the beds you've made
Once you're lying in this one
Oh, you'll be begging to be slain

All the times you've told white lies
Appalled by the way your victims cried before they died
Plotted on a living screen before your very eyes
While we force you to do the hot cauldron ragtime

Once you're done and dusted
You can have your tombs and bells
But your peace won't last for long
Because we're waiting here to burn you in hell

All you can see and feel and hear
Will be us wheezing, teasing you with our spears
Mocking at all your sins and tears and fears and lies
While we watch and you do the hot cauldron ragtime