Thorns and Velvet

[Verse 1]
She wandered past the mirrored doors
Through velvet halls and marbled floors
A garden bloomed in blood and rose
Where something once begun still grows

Vines curled round forgotten stone
And in their heart: a face she’d known

[Pre-Chorus, whispered softly]
Eyes like dusk, voice like fire
He spoke her name - though not entire
“Do you remember who you were?”
“Before the mask, before the blur?”

[Chorus - with lift]
Thorns and velvet, soft and cruel
Love that burns, but bends the rule
He reached for her with hand unseen
And woke the dream she locked away

[Verse 2]
He wore a mask of woven light
But in his gaze, she saw the night
A flicker, flash - a dance, a fall
A memory she couldn’t call

Yet something in her soul took flight
As if she knew him once by right

[Chorus - with lift]
Thorns and velvet, kiss and flame
A whispered truth without a name
She almost speaks - but holds her breath
For words may lead to loss or death

[Bridge]
She lets him guide her through the green
A place between what is and seen
But in his arms, she feels the cost
Of all she’s known… and all she’s lost

[Final Chorus - soft, aching]
Thorns and velvet, pain and grace
A heartbeat held in masked embrace 
She walks away before it breaks
But leaves a tear the garden takes

[Outro - soft, intimate]
He watches still, without a sound
Among the roses, dreamless-bound

Cinematic Dark Pop/Dream-Orchestra
Dreamlike, mystical, almost elemental, smoky, nostalgic, slow, burning, female voice