Lyric discussion by T.C. 

Cover art for Swallow lyrics by Emilie Autumn

to add, here's a quote about the label experience from ms. autumn herself, from an article with the Musical Discoveries website

"But things deteriorate rapidly when another writer is flown in, another arranger is flown in, and suddenly my songs don't sound like mine anymore, and my violin is being thinned out because the producers wholeheartedly believe that the general public is "threatened" by any reference to what could be seen as "classical." Of course, I balk, and where I was once treated like a princess, I'm now dealt with as a rebellious ingrate who has to be kept in line with constant monitoring and excessive restraints."