A Smile Without a Face (Alice in Wonderland)v6

[Intro — solo violin, music-box pulse, clean vocals] Looking for a way out? That’s a curious thing. First decide where you’re going— Then forget everything. [Verse 1 — soft clean vocals, pizzicato strings] I watched you fall from the sky Into a garden where clocks lose time. The teacups dance without a hand, And every path leads where it began. You ask me who here has gone mad; I grin: “Who hasn’t? It’s not so bad.” I disappear; my smile remains— A sign you’ve lost your way again. [Pre-Chorus — rising strings, clean vocals] Don’t trust the signposts— They lie as well. When you find an answer, It finds you first. [Chorus — soaring clean vocals, full band] Follow the grin through the shadowed wood, Where up turns down and nowhere feels good. You’re looking for me, but you don’t know why. I’m here until the last stars die. Then all that’s left in the dark to see Is a pale curved line— My smile. The rest is up to you. [Instrumental Breakdown — heavy stop-start guitars, violin motif, no extreme vocals] [Verse 2 — rhythmic clean vocals, shifting time signatures] Your size has changed; your voice sounds strange, But the mirror remembers your name. The Queen commands every head to bow; I say, “Take a turn from the table now.” Don’t fear getting lost—you’re already here. Don’t fear disappearing; it’s easy, my dear. The harder thing is to know what stays When you stop chasing the faraway. [Pre-Chorus — building strings, clean vocals] Don’t trust the signposts— They lie as well. When you find an answer, It finds you first. [Chorus — bigger arrangement, layered clean vocals] Follow the grin through the shadowed wood, Where up turns down and nowhere feels good. You’re looking for me, but you don’t know why. I’m here until the last stars die. Then all that’s left in the dark to see Is a pale curved line— My smile. The rest is up to you. [Instrumental Breakdown — syncopated heavy guitars, expressive violin lead] [Bridge — sparse violin and clean vocals] Someday the pathways will vanish; The clocks will forget how to run. You’ll wake from the dream, and perhaps You won’t find me when morning comes. But if the road starts to twist And darkness gets under your skin, Remember: first I disappeared. Then I smiled at you again. [Final Chorus — full band, emotional clean vocals] Follow the grin through the shadowed wood, Where up turns down and nowhere feels good. You’re done asking where or why. You know some answers pass you by. When the whole world dissolves from view, A thread of light will lead you through. My smile— And the choice is yours. [Outro — solo violin fades, clean vocals] I’m here… As long as you look.