Velvet & Steel

Verse 1

Elevator rising, quiet in the hall

I’m walking on the edge, waiting for the fall

You’re standing in the shadow, a suit of perfect grey

The kind of hunter’s silence that takes my breath away

I signed the line in ink, but I feel it in my skin

The game is just beginning, so let the dark rush in.

Pre-Chorus

My pulse is a hammer, beating on the glass

One look from you and the seconds never pass

You want the secret, you want the hidden key

You want to own the very ghost of me.

Chorus

So tie the knot and pull the thread

Paint the world in shades of red

I’m lost inside your gilded cage

A beautiful and hollow rage

The pain is sweet, the light is dim

I’m drowning on the silver rim

Between the shadow and the soul

I’m giving you the full control.

Verse 2

The playroom door is open, the rules are on the wall

You catch me when I stumble, then you make me crawl

A touch like frozen lightning, a kiss like velvet fire

I’m a prisoner of my own burning desire

Don’t ask me for my heart, I gave you that before

Just show me what the darkness has in store.

Bridge

No more secrets, no more lies

Just the hunger in your eyes

Break the limits, find the edge

I’m standing on the marble ledge

(Whispered) Do you feel it? Are you mine?

Take me past the safety line.

Chorus

So tie the knot and pull the thread

Paint the world in shades of red

I’m lost inside your gilded cage

A beautiful and hollow rage

The pain is sweet, the light is dim

I’m drowning on the silver rim

Between the shadow and the soul

I’m giving you the full control.

Outro

Fifty shades of silver...

Fifty shades of blue...

I never knew the dark

Could look so much like you.

(Fade out with heavy breathing and a single piano note)