[Verse 1]
You said it plain at the sink
Soap on your hands, eyes on the tile
"You don't know all of me"
And the room went still for a while
I wore my tie too tight
Like it could hold us in place
But the mirror kept asking
What do I do with this face?
[Pre-Chorus]
One word
Then two
Then the whole dark bloom
Your truth hit hard
Like a locked room door
Opening more
[Chorus]
Velvet masks
Velvet masks
You pull me under, then ask
Velvet masks
Velvet masks
I lose my name in the black
[Verse 2]
I drove all night with the windows down
Past shuttered clubs and blank brick walls
A red lantern burned on a side street door
And my pulse answered the call
Inside, they moved like a secret prayer
No clear eyes, no easy shame
Just perfume, heat, and borrowed skin
And a hundred mouths saying my name
[Pre-Chorus]
One step
Then three
And the air got mean
Your voice in my head
Like a forked-tongue hymn
Pulling me in
[Chorus]
Velvet masks
Velvet masks
You pull me under, then ask
Velvet masks
Velvet masks
I lose my name in the black
[Bridge]
In the dark, I saw our vows
Bent like wire, still alive
What is faith when desire
Learns how to wear a disguise?
I reached for the edge of the night
Found your laugh in a stranger's throat
And the hour looked back at me
Like it already knew the vote
[Final Chorus]
Velvet masks
Velvet masks
You pull me under, then ask
Velvet masks
Velvet masks
I lose my name in the black
Velvet masks
Velvet masks
What I feared came back
Velvet masks
Velvet masks
And the morning won't take that back