Velvet Lies & Cheap Champagne

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Verse 1
Red lipstick on a crystal glass
Mascara running, but I still got class
You said forever like a punchline joke
Now I’m choking on the words you spoke

You love like London in the rain
Cold one second, then champagne
You kiss me soft just to pull away
God, I hate how I beg you to stay

Pre-Chorus
I know you’re poison in a tailored suit
Silver tongue with a bitter truth
But I still drink every word you spill
Even knowing that it kills

Chorus (Big, soulful)
So pour me another, let it burn my chest
If heartbreak’s a game, then I play it best
You say I’m crazy, maybe that’s right
I see your halo in neon lights
You wreck me slow, you call it love
But love don’t feel like a loaded gun
I’m dancing barefoot on broken tiles
Singing through my velvet lies

Verse 2
Your fingerprints on my cigarette
I taste your danger on my silhouette
You swear you’re sorry at 3AM
But you’ll do it all again

I’m too glam to cry on cue
But I smear my eyeliner over you
Diamonds fake but the pain is real
God, I hate how you make me feel

Pre-Chorus
You touch me like you’re saying grace
But heaven’s never in your embrace
I know the devil when he smiles
But I stay for a while

Chorus (Bigger, gospel adlibs)
So pour me another, let it burn my chest
If heartbreak’s a game, then I play it best
You say I’m crazy, maybe that’s right
I see your halo in neon lights
You wreck me slow, you call it love
But love don’t feel like a loaded gun
I’m dancing barefoot on broken tiles
Singing through my velvet lies

Bridge (Stripped piano, vocal moment)
Maybe I love the drama
Maybe I love the fall
Maybe I’m addicted to
Feeling nothing at all

But I won’t beg for your mercy
I won’t kneel at your throne
If loving you is royalty
I’d rather rule alone

Final Chorus (Explosive)
So pour me another, I’ll toast to the end
To lovers, to liars, to almost friends
You say I’m crazy — damn right I am
I loved you harder than you ever can
You wrecked me slow, but I survived
I glitter gold when I come alive
No more dancing on broken tiles
I’m done with your velvet lies


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