
Beautiful Fiends
by Darth Nihlus
Lyrics
[Intro - vaporwave pads, distant cinematic choir swells, slow 808 bass pulse, whispered female ad-libs panning left-right]
[Verse 1 - trap hi-hats rolling slow, low-filtered male rap, cinematic strings underneath, hazy reverb on every word]
Candle wax drips on a silk invitation,
Eyes like stained glass in a ruined cathedral,
We sip the venom, call it celebration,
Laugh while the halos turn to broken metal.
Pretty little monsters in designer chains,
Dancing on the graves of forgotten names,
You kiss my scars, I taste your sins,
We’re beautiful fiends wearing angel skins.
[Pre-Chorus - choir enters softly, sidechained bass breathing, layered harmonies building tension, pitched-up female whispers]
They say the dark is where the pretty things hide,
We wear the night like it’s tailor-made pride.
Every smile a blade, every tear a lie,
We keep our halo tucked behind the neon sign.
[Chorus - massive cinematic choir, full nu-hip-hop drums, distorted 808s, anthemic vaporwave synths, male & female vocals trading lines]
Beautiful fiends, we glow in the rot,
Crowns made of static and the lies we bought.
Beautiful fiends, we kiss with the knife,
Living like forever’s just a longer night.
We don’t want heaven, we want the thrill,
Dancing on the edge of the overkill.
Beautiful fiends—say my name in the rain,
We burn slow, but we never fade.
[Verse 2 - darker tone, chopped vocal chops, heavier low-end, female rap verse with pitched, trippy effects, choir humming underneath]
Lipstick the color of dried blood roses,
We trade our souls for front-row poses.
Mirror, mirror on the cracked ceiling,
Tell me which demon’s got the best feeling.
We sip the static from a broken screen,
Playlist of screams on a limousine.
I love you like poison loves the vein,
Beautiful fiends in the acid rain.
[Pre-Chorus 2 - tension rises again, choir swells louder, sidechained synths pulse, vocal stacks widen]
They say we’re lost, but we found the view,
Up here the skyline looks better in blue.
We don’t need saving, we need the fall,
Gravity never met a heart this tall.
[Chorus - explosive, full choir, cinematic strings + distorted 808s, male/female layered vocals, extra vocal chops on the tail]
Beautiful fiends, we glow in the rot,
Crowns made of static and the lies we bought.
Beautiful fiends, we kiss with the knife,
Living like forever’s just a longer night.
We don’t want heaven, we want the thrill,
Dancing on the edge of the overkill.
Beautiful fiends—say my name in the rain,
We burn slow, but we never fade.
[Bridge - stripped to ethereal pads, solo female vocal with heavy reverb, distant choir humming, heartbeat 808]
If I go missing, play this on repeat,
Tell them the monsters looked sweet.
If I go missing, just press repeat,
Tell them the monsters looked sweet…
[Final Chorus / Outro - massive drop, full choir explosion, vaporwave synths glitching, slow-motion drums, layered ad-libs fading into reverb-drenched pads]
Beautiful fiends… (we glow…)
Beautiful fiends… (we know…)
We burn slow… but we never fade…
Never fade… (choir echoes into infinity)