Lyric

Midnight trembling, atop the tower high

Before the ball, beneath the watchful eye

A single breath, a scent of silver air

Time is up—the hunter's in her lair

Heels are sliding on the marble white

Shadows racing on the needle's flight

Knives are laughing in the frozen space

Tearing through the world’s unmoving face

Wine-colored silk sways in the gloom

Red eyes sparkling, inviting my doom

"Show me how you’ll entertain me tonight?"

With those words, we vanish from the light!

Choose your card, choose your fate

Spilled seconds dancing, it’s getting late

Inside the cage where the minutes die

Only the moon knows the reason why!

Moonlit knives and scarlet wings

The spilled second-hand starts to sing

Round and round, the midnight game we play

The one who loses turns their eyes away

Moonlit knives and scarlet wings

The blood-colored wind laughs and stings

Beautiful, so beautiful, it’s breaking apart

Freeze this moment deep inside my heart!

Tea cups swaying in a windless room

Drops are falling upwards through the gloom

A snap of fingers, a swirl of the skirt

Even frozen time can't feel the hurt

Paintings in the hall are gasping for breath

Shadows flying like the stars of death

"Is that all you’ve got? I’m far from done!"

The moon is cheering for the only one!

Moonlit knives and scarlet wings

Step on the shards that the clockwork brings

White gloves burning like a ghostly flame

Cut away the memories of a name

Moonlit knives and scarlet wings

Laughter echoing like thunder rings

Scary, happy, we can't stop the flow

The night is finally starting its show!

Shadows stretched for a heartbeat's span

When we touched, the real game began

The cards of the world were turned face down

A secret kept in this gothic town

(Dialogue)

"Can we play more?"

"Of course, it’s not nearly enough."

Before the answer, a flash in the dark

Silver and Crimson! A lethal spark! (Ha!)

Moonlit knives and scarlet wings

The burst second-hand turns to rings

Round and round, the lines of fate we weave

Cut them or tie them, we never leave

Moonlit knives and scarlet wings

Even the moonlight claps and sings

Beautiful, so beautiful, don't let it end

Kick away the midnight, my mistress, my friend!

Footsteps vanished on the tower floor

Only the full moon remembers the roar

Two shadows, silver and red, in the night

Smiling together until the next light

"Mata ne