[Intro: winding music box, tiny footsteps]
[Whispered together]
One for your manners
Two for your smile
Three for the secrets
We keep all the while
[Lia: sweet, delicate]
お行儀よくね
Don't make a sound
[Vani: whispered]
There's water on the ground.
[Verse 1][Lia]
Pink little bow on a porcelain head
Make up the pillows, don't wrinkle the bed
Tea at four and a kiss on the cheek
Pretty girls listen, pretty girls don't speak
Mother says my dress is divine
Stand up straight and stay inside the lines
Hold that smile till your cheeks turn red
Never let them see what's in your head
[Pre-Chorus][Vani]
Count the spoons, count the chairs
Count the footsteps on the stairs
If we're good, we'll get a treat
If we're bad—
[Lia]
Don't finish that, please!
[Chorus][Both: playful nursery-rhyme melody]
Play nice, play nice
Sugar on your tongue, put your tears on ice
Sit straight, stay sweet
Keep your dirty little secrets underneath
Play nice, play nice
Pretty little dolls don't ask the price
Hands down, eyes bright
Smile for the camera, baby, play nice!
[Verse 2][Vani]
Blue silk ribbon tied too tight
Heard somebody crying here last night
Asked where she went, they changed the subject
Filled my little teacup, told me to forget
Sonríe, niña, don't you dare frown
Every locked door has a pretty gold crown
Found a photograph beneath the floor
Two little girls who lived here before
[Pre-Chorus][Lia]
Don't touch that, put it back!
They'll be angry if they catch—
[Vani]
Why's the water turning black?
Why's the ocean talking back?
[Chorus][Both]
Play nice, play nice
Sugar on your tongue, put your tears on ice
Sit straight, stay sweet
Keep your dirty little secrets underneath
Play nice, play nice
Pretty little dolls don't ask the price
Hands down, eyes bright
Smile for the camera, baby, play nice!
[Bridge: music box slows, warped piano]
[Lia: trembling]
If I never make a mistake
Why do I still feel afraid?
If I do everything they say
Will they ever let me change?
[Vani: low, close to microphone]
There's a crack behind your mirror
There's a key beneath my bed
And the girl inside the picture
Has your ribbon on her head
[Lia]
What if they find out?
[Vani]
Then let them.
[Final Chorus: distorted music box, heavy drums]
[Both]
Play nice, play nice
Sugar in the water, something isn't right
Sit straight, stay sweet
There's an ocean underneath our feet
Play nice, play nice
Porcelain is starting to crack tonight
Hands down, eyes bright
Smile while the water rises—
[Music cuts]
[Vani: whispered]
Lia. Look at the door.
[Lia]
...It's leaking.
[Outro: three music-box notes, dripping water]