Velvet Strobe

You walk in late

Smell like rain and bad decisions

Leather jacket

Over someone else’s shirt

You say my name

Like you’re testing old religion

Laugh in my ear

Like I’m still the one you hurt

Got my girls in the back row, sipping slow (mmm)

But you’re the only storm in this room, you know

Every time you spin that pretty little lie

My heart says “leave”

My body says “try” (oh)

You’re my velvet strobe

Flashing in my chest, on and off, too close

Pull me to the edge, then you let me go

I fall, I fall, I fall

Right back to your glow

You’re my velvet strobe

Soft on the surface, harsh on the soul

Kissing like a movie, cutting like a stone

I know, I know, I know

Still I want you more

Yeah

I been good on my own, got my calm right

You a bad little habit in the blue light

Hit my phone, three words, “you up?” midnight

Now my pride in a fight with my invite

Got my mascara strong like my boundaries

But I’m drunk on the way that you sounded

Say you changed, say you grown, say you grounded

Same eyes, same hands, I’m surrounded

Lip gloss on your collar, that’s a red flag

But you spin it into magic, that’s your best trick

Got me pacing in the bathroom, talkin’ straight facts

Then I open up the door, and you right back

Hands on my waist, yeah, you talk so sweet (so sweet)

Promise me the sky while you’re under my sheets

Every time I’m sure that I’m closing that door

You breathe my name

And I’m wanting you more (more)

You’re my velvet strobe

Flashing in my chest, on and off, too close

Pull me to the edge, then you let me go

I fall, I fall, I fall

Right back to your glow

You’re my velvet strobe

Soft on the surface, harsh on the soul

Kissing like a movie, cutting like a stone

I know, I know, I know

Still I want you more

I should choose the quiet, I should choose the light

But you light a match in the middle of the night

Every little touch is a loud, loud sin

Every “never again” turns to “come back in” (come back in)

You’re my velvet strobe

Flashing in my chest, on and off, too close

Pull me to the edge, then you let me go

I fall, I fall, I fall

Right back to your glow

You’re my velvet strobe

Soft on the surface, harsh on the soul

Kissing like a movie, cutting like a stone

I know, I know, I know

Still I want you more (yeah)