[Intro]
Soft hands, sharp knives
Sweet words, cold eyes
They smiled when the money was high
They loved me with velvet lies

[Verse]
They came in shining suits
With promises like wine
They said my name like prayer
When the crown was mine
They laughed at every story
They blessed every mistake
They called themselves my brothers
With their fingers on the take

[Pre-Chorus]
But when the winter touched the gold
When the kingdom lost its fire
Every loyal face grew cold
Every saint became a liar

[Chorus]
Velvet lies, velvet lies
They kiss your hand while they cut your ties
Velvet lies, velvet lies
They call it love when the crown still shines
When the throne falls down and the banners die
You see who stayed and who waved goodbye
Velvet lies, velvet lies
I wore their poison like a prize

[Verse]
There were lovers at the table
There were angels in the crowd
There were voices made of honey
When the drums were loud
But silence found the hallway
When the empire cracked
And every friend who swore forever
Disappeared and never looked back

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the champagne tastes like thunder
Now the roses smell like rain
Every curtain torn asunder
Shows the actors leaving stage

[Chorus]
Velvet lies, velvet lies
They kiss your hand while they cut your ties
Velvet lies, velvet lies
They call it love when the crown still shines
When the throne falls down and the banners die
You see who stayed and who waved goodbye
Velvet lies, velvet lies
I wore their poison like a prize

[Instrumental]
Guitar strings burn like candlelight
Over broken glass and neon night
The solo climbs where trust once died
Through velvet lies, through velvet lies

[Bridge]
I don’t hate the hungry faces
I don’t curse the empty room
I was blinded by the praises
I was dancing with my doom
Now the quiet is a teacher
Now the dark has made me wise
I can hear the truth more clearly
Than the choir of velvet lies

[Breakdown]
No more diamonds in their voices
No more smoke inside their smiles
No more selling out my heartbeat
For a hand that stays a while

[Build-up]
Let them run, let them fade
Let the debts of glory be paid
I won’t beg, I won’t crawl
I will learn who I am when I lose it all

[Chorus]
Velvet lies, velvet lies
They kiss your hand while they cut your ties
Velvet lies, velvet lies
They call it love when the crown still shines
When the throne falls down and the banners die
You see who stayed and who waved goodbye
Velvet lies, velvet lies
I wore their poison like a prize

[Chorus]
Velvet lies, velvet lies
I see the truth in the cold sunrise
Velvet lies, velvet lies
No golden mask, no sweet disguise
When the throne falls down and the banners die
I’ll bury the names that were never mine
Velvet lies, velvet lies
I’m still alive when the echo dies

[Outro]
Soft hands, sharp knives
Sweet words, cold eyes
I lost the crowd, but I found the light
Beyond their velvet lies