Threshold Waltz

8/7/2025Aria s1
[Verse 1] Crack in the mirror, one foot on each side Static on the glass and a house full of eyes Mother said, "Pick one or the other, dear." But I like the hum when the borderlines smear Lanterns blink blue in the sunless hall Velvet hands pull me through every wall Tick-tock, I'm dancing with neither of me They whisper in stereo, "Who do you wanna be?" [Pre-Chorus] Flicker left — I’m a phantom, right — I’m a spark I laugh at the seams as I fall apart The neighbors all watch, but their clocks won’t chime So I switch sides again, just to buy some time [Chorus] I belong in the in-between Half a dream and a silver machine Laced my shoes with paradox string And I waltz through the threshold, laughing Two worlds call and I always roam But the echo in both still feels like home They said I’d be lost, but I’ve always known: I’m a bridge — not a broken thing [Verse 2] Tea with the shadows and rain in the stair One world braids my hair, the other strips it bare The sky folds backwards; the floor becomes glass Every time I blink, I’m in a different past Oh — the moth told lies, but they were sweet I keep my truths under crooked teeth The mirror shatters just like it should Now I see clearer through splinters and wood [Pre-Chorus] Left is a lullaby, right is a scream I dance between them in a marionette dream No more choosing, no more w*r I paint new rules on the corridor [Chorus] I belong in the in-between Half a ghost and a living machine Strung my veins with lightning string And I waltz through the threshold, laughing Two worlds call and I always roam But the echo in both still feels like home They said I’d be torn, but I’ve always known: I’m the storm — not a broken thing [Bridge – Spoken/Vocaloid whisper] “Door A leads to safety. Door B leads to truth. You chose the hallway. You clever little sleuth.” A thousand keys and none fit the gate So I carved my name into both sides of fate [Final Chorus – Layered vocals/chaotic harmony] I belong in the in-between Dripping stars and a stitched routine Built my crown from everything That didn't quite belong to anything Two worlds sing and I hum along Where silence ends, I begin the song I wasn’t split — I was always both And I live like a bridge between lightning and loam [Outro – Fading whisper, like radio static] “Honey, I’m not lost. I’m home.”