The reaper is here for your life

(Intro: A long, low, haunting note on the cello that lingers in the air)
(Verse 1)
The sun is dancing on the kitchen floor
A golden celebration at my door
I’m humming tunes of summer and the breeze
While layering the noodles with such ease
The ricotta is a cloud of pure delight
Everything is beautiful and bright.
(Chorus)
Oh, the lasagna is a miracle of joy
A happy little gift for every girl and boy
The tomato sauce is singing like a choir
Setting all my happiest dreams on fire
It’s a bubbly, cheesy, wonderful parade
The finest little world I’ve ever made.
(Verse 2)
See the steam rise up in ribbons of fun
Like a million tiny races just begun
The herbs are emeralds shining in the heat
A symphony of everything that’s sweet
I’m smiling wide at every little square
There is so much magic in the air.
(Bridge)
(The music slows even further, the cello hitting a deep, sobbing tone)
Layer by layer, it’s a tower of light
Burning so pretty, burning so bright
Everything’s perfect, everything’s fine
In this lovely, lonely kitchen of mine.
(Chorus)
Oh, the lasagna is a miracle of joy
A happy little gift for every girl and boy
The tomato sauce is singing like a choir
Setting all my happiest dreams on fire
It’s a bubbly, cheesy, wonderful parade
The finest little world I’ve ever made.
(Outro)
(The piano plays a final, dissonant, echoing chord)
It’s so bright...
It’s so cheery...
Just a tray of happiness...
(One last, lonely cello sigh)
...lasagna.

Melancholic & bittersweet. Instruments: Solitary weeping cello and slow, minor-key piano. Vocals: Breathy, mournful alto. Tempo: Very slow (60 BPM).