[Verse 1]
[F]
I bite down hard on the ache
Keep my smile in a safe
Under glass, under lace
You can hear it when I shake
[M]
I walk in with the bruise
On my tongue, on my shoes
Got that stare that cuts through
And I never try to prove
[F]
You say my name like a warning
I say yours like a match
We don't need a storm coming
We came with one in our hands
[Pre-Chorus]
[F]
Hold it close
Don't let go
Red in the room
Black on the floor
[M]
One more step
Then we jump
I feel your pulse
Hit like a drum
[Chorus]
[F]
Black velvet riot
Black velvet riot
We burn so bright in the dark
[M]
Black velvet riot
Black velvet riot
We tear the silence apart
[F]
Call my name
I'll call yours
Say it again
Let it roar
[Verse 2]
[M]
Got your lipstick on my sleeve
Like a mark I can't leave
Every lie turns to steam
When you look straight through me
[F]
I laugh with my teeth
But my heart hits the beat
Like a wolf in a room
Full of polished deceit
[M]
You and I, too loud
For the little fake crowd
We don't bow, we don't break
We just make the whole house bow
[Pre-Chorus]
[F]
Hold it close
Don't let go
Red in the room
Black on the floor
[M]
One more step
Then we jump
I feel your pulse
Hit like a drum
[Chorus]
[F]
Black velvet riot
Black velvet riot
We burn so bright in the dark
[M]
Black velvet riot
Black velvet riot
We tear the silence apart
[F]
Call my name
I'll call yours
Say it again
Let it roar
[Bridge]
[M]
If the walls come down
Let them fall
[F]
If the fear comes round
We hit harder
[M]
I don't want calm
I want sparks
[F]
I don't want safe
I want thunder
[Chorus]
[F]
Black velvet riot
Black velvet riot
We burn so bright in the dark
[M]
Black velvet riot
Black velvet riot
We tear the silence apart
[F]
Call my name
I'll call yours
Say it again
Let it roar
[Outro]
[M]
Black velvet riot
[F]
Black velvet riot
[M]
We burn so bright
[F]
In the dark