Velvet crown

Verse 1

Champagne on a balcony, the city’s lit like fireflies

Every secret tastes like sugar when it’s dripping off your lies

You call me your “Venetian queen,” but I’m no saint in white

I’ve been ruling kingdoms quietly, while you’ve been losing nights

Pre-Chorus

You love the thrill, I love control

You play with hearts, I play for gold

And if you fall, I’ll catch the sound

Of your empire hitting the ground

Chorus

Velvet crown, velvet crown

You kiss me just to keep me down

But I rise like smoke in your marble halls

Velvet crown, velvet crown

I’m the ghost you can’t drown

I’ll be dancing while your kingdom falls

Verse 2

Silk gloves, a pistol tucked beneath my pearl-laced dress

Every time you say you own me, I remember less and less

The garden’s overgrown with roses sharp enough to bleed

And I’m the one who planted them while you were lost at sea

Pre-Chorus

You love the game, I love the win

You burn the world, I’ll light it again

And when you run, I’ll paint the town

In the ashes that you left around

Chorus

Velvet crown, velvet crown

You kiss me just to keep me down

But I rise like smoke in your marble halls

Velvet crown, velvet crown

I’m the ghost you can’t drown

I’ll be dancing while your kingdom falls

Bridge

Hear the bells in the distance, they’re ringing for you

Every lover, every lie, every shade of blue

But I’ve got diamonds for eyes and an unbroken vow

To wear my own crown, to take my own bow

Final Chorus

Velvet crown, velvet crown

You can’t chain me to your town

I rise like smoke in your marble halls

Velvet crown, velvet crown

I’m the queen you can’t drown

And I’ll be dancing when your kingdom falls