Such a creative mechanic and interpretation of the theme! I made it to level 10, but it's definitely a really cool game! The artstyle is charming as well, and the music fits pretty well too!
Only thing that held me back a bit, which might just be a personal preference, is that you have to die a lot of times on purpose to progress through the levels which makes it a sort of puzzle game of sorts. It's a cool mechanic, though!