[Intro – whispered, teasing]
Did you think I just grinned for show?
I’m the shadow in the cracks where the secrets go.
Every choice, every scream, every pretty lie—
My claws drew the lines, and you danced, didn’t you?

[Verse 1]
I stitched Wonderland out of bones and thread,
Fed the rabbits clocks, made the roses bleed red.
Taught the Queen that hearts look best when they’re dead,
Then I licked her tears clean and called it madness spread.

Crooked grin, split chin, mirror-eyed fiend,
I twist truths till they fit my scheme.
I don’t blink—nah, I shimmer between,
Where logic dies and nightmares dream.

[Hook – taunting chant]
Smile wide, let the cracks show through,
Every puppet string runs back to who?
Pull, pull—watch the world unwind,
It’s my claws on the cords of your fragile mind.

Smile wide, let the pain feel right,
Dance on the edge where day eats night.
Tick-tock, darling, sanity’s thin—
And the Cat always wins when the game begins.

[Verse 2]
They call me trickster, sinner, joke with a tail,
But I wrote the scripts that make their heroes fail.
I taught Hatter how to pour his pain in the tea,
And I painted his smile the same as me.

Every riddle’s a knife with a candy taste,
Every laugh’s a grave in a pretty place.
I whisper in your ear when you start to pray—
“Even God looks down when I want to play.”

[Bridge – slower, whisper-gone-crazy]
I see you shiver when the moon leans low,
All silver teeth and undertow.
You’re just a thread in my tapestry, dear,
And I’m the claw that sews your fear.

[Hook – repeat, layered laughter & purrs]
Smile wide, let the cracks show through,
Every puppet string runs back to who?
Pull, pull—watch the world unwind,
It’s my claws on the cords of your fragile mind.

Smile wide, let the pain feel right,
Dance on the edge where day eats night.
Tick-tock, darling, sanity’s thin—
And the Cat always wins when the game begins.

[Outro – soft laughter fading into static]
Now hush, my dear…
Don’t lose your head.
The grin remains,
Even when you’re dead.

Puppet Strings and Smiles (Cheshire Cat)

I write and produce and design the artwork with AI assistance to create songs and albums that tell stories.

Puppet Strings and Smiles (Cheshire Cat)

Curtis Whalen