A porcelain shell. A painted smile. Trapped behind ribbons and red bows. "Doll in a Box" is a dark lullaby about control disguised as love — and what remains when a soul is slowly erased. This song is a whisper from the inside of the box. ---- Lyrics written by Lenka Veine ---- I sit on your shelf Still, with a grin But the girl I was Won’t come back again... ---- Lobotomy of my brain, And you’ll have me happy again. The doll to play with, Sitting in your room, No memories of myself, No world behind my eyes, Just a body without a soul. ---- The doll to play with, You can take me to the playground And feed me with your sweet lies. What do you see in me now? ---- You wiped my tears away, Dressed me in nice clothes, Painted a smile on my face, Got me drunk with wine, And I will behave. ---- You wiped my tears away, Dressed me in nice clothes, Painted a smile on my face, Got me drunk with wine, And I will behave, Behave again. ---- Your doll to play with, Always nice and smiling The way you like. Chained, burned with cigars, Kept in a crypt When you don’t allow me to go outside. ---- What do you see in me now? A motionless toy of your sick desire. I’ve become something you like, Your little girl toy. ---- You wiped my tears away, Dressed me in nice clothes, Painted a smile on my face, Got me drunk with... ---- You wiped my tears away, Dressed me in nice clothes, Painted a smile on my face, Got me drunk with wine, And I will behave, Behave again. ---- You stole me, Told me what to say, Where to stand. Dressed me like a servant, Not allowed to go outside To see the sunshine. ---- With no reflection of my previous life, I can be anything now. A slave to your fantasy. A new way to look at the love You gave me, When you bought me, Wrapped in a paper box with a red ribbon. A wanted Christmas gift you gave to yourself. ---- You wiped my tears away, Dressed me in nice clothes, Painted a smile on my face, Got me drunk with... ---- You wiped my tears away, Dressed me in nice clothes, Painted a smile on my face, Got me drunk with wine, And I will behave, Behave again. ---- You wiped my tears away Dressed me up in lace Painted on a perfect smile on my face And locked me in your space. Locked me in your space.more