Something In The Bloom

Something In The Bloom from Apocrypha A garden dressed in silk and moonlight. A painted smile suspended in perfect motion. A song about beauty so carefully arranged that no one notices the strings behind it. Inspired by Rococo aesthetics and the quiet decadence of The Swing, Something In The Bloom hides a modern anxiety beneath elegant waltzes and baroque melodies. What begins as a dreamy dance slowly reveals itself as a meditation on curated happiness, digital illusion, and the comfort of remaining inside a beautiful lie. Not every prison is built from iron. Some are built from flowers, applause, and carefully painted smiles. — Genre: Baroque Pop / Dark Waltz Written & composed by M.R. Mubarok From the upcoming anthology project: Apocrypha A collection of myths, forgotten figures, historical tragedies, and modern reflections woven into music. Headphones recommended. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Something In The Bloom Verse 1 I sit upon the swing in a perfect garden scene Where every flower looks like it’s never been unseen My pink dress dances softly in the patient air And the world calls it beauty, as if it’s always fair An older man pushes me without a single word As if even questions here were never meant to be heard I laugh so lightly, like nothing could go wrong Not noticing the silence where I might not belong Pre-Chorus The wind tells me I’m floating free A version of what I’m told to be But something in the light feels staged Like happiness carefully arranged Chorus Oh, push me higher where the sky looks kind Let me believe there’s nothing left behind Let the garden sing its polished tune Beneath a soft and obedient moon Tell me this feeling is honest and true Even if no one explains what they do I’ll keep on smiling, not asking why As the world learns how to gently lie Verse 2 Behind the hedges, there’s a watching gaze Still as the shadows in a golden maze I thought it part of the sculpted view Like everything else I was taught to knew Sometimes it lingers a little too long But in this place, nothing feels wrong Just people playing their careful parts With hidden thoughts behind decorated hearts Pre-Chorus Maybe it’s only light and shade A harmless game the garden made And if there’s something I can’t see Perhaps it was never meant for me Chorus Oh, push me higher where the sky looks kind Let me believe there’s nothing left behind Let the garden sing its polished tune Beneath a soft and obedient moon Tell me this feeling is honest and true Even if no one explains what they do I’ll keep on smiling, not asking why As the world learns how to gently lie Bridge And if one day I understand The truth that slips through every hand Let me stay just a little while Inside this carefully painted smile Outro The swing still moves in endless grace Time forgets this quiet place And I remain, as I have been told A beautiful story quietly controlled