Rest in Ink

[Intro: JT Music]
This is a song for the sheep

[Refrain: JT Music]
Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf?
Well, you shouldn't be 'cause evil's something I couldn't be
My head's full of teeth, but they're made for smilin'
Despite the bodies pilin' up
Ignore 'em, and look for a door
Only an exit, open nothin' more
I'd rather not get ripped apart, can I trust you with my heart?

[Interlude: JT Music]
Ah! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

[Verse 1: JT Music]
Go on and draw your boundaries
But I'm bound to cross some lines
In a world devoid of color
There is one I call divine

[Chorus: JT Music]
Black is the color of laughter, black is the color of joy
Black is the blood on my casket, it's the palette of the void
Black is happy-ever-after as tragedy is to befall
I blacken my soul with disaster, leave it plastered on the walls

[Verse 2: JT Music]
Where would a wolf wander without his pack
As sanity sinks and then slips through the cracks?
Any lingering light will leak into the black, so welcome aboard the train without track
Lay back on the surgery table
My hands are unsteady, but surely I'm able
Of cracking your cage and setting your rage free
I'll replace you if you betray me!
Ink hath runneth over, and the tide will only rise
But beware the undertow, your final throes are growing nigh
Want a bone? Here's one, I'll throw ya
You woke up in someone's mind just like I did, so don't fight it
There is nowhere left to hide

[Pre-Chorus: Andrea Storm Kaden]
Death is no such dreadful thing when you can rest in ink
This is your lullaby, he'll set you down to lie
Then hang you out to dry, and make you proud to die

[Chorus: JT Music]
Black is the color of laughter, black is the color of joy
Black is the blood on my casket, it's the palette of the void
Black is happy-ever-after as tragedy is to befall
I blacken my soul with disaster, leave it plastered on the walls

[Verse 3: JT Music]
What's an identity but a lie? 'Cause the man that I once was wasn't I
See, a monster is all in perspective, pretend that this song is your posthumous lullaby
Now your pain is in paint and I'll watch it dry
Then a permanent stain you'll become with time
You're the sideshow, don't be mistaken
'Cause I'm the one takin' home all of the bacon
He's always closing in, the halls are growing dim
The walls are closing in, and nothing else is holding him
Play your favorite tune aloud to make you braver through your doubt
You've made your way to proving grounds, stay and face the music now

[Pre-Chorus: Andrea Storm Kaden & JT Music]
Death is no such dreadful thing when you can rest in ink
This is your lullaby, he'll set you down to lie
Then hang you out to dry, and make you proud to die
Ah! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Ha, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Ah, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

[Chorus: JT Music]
Black is the color of laughter, black is the color of joy
Black is the blood on my casket, it's the palette of the void
Black is happy-ever-after as tragedy is to befall
I blacken my soul with disaster and leave it plastered on the walls
Death is no such dreadful thing when you can rest in ink
This is your lullaby, he'll set you down to lie
Then hang you out to dry, and make you proud to die

[Outro: JT Music]
Black is the color of the laughter
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!