[Intro]
The hallway breathes in candlelight
Your shadow waits behind the door
A perfume made of dust and wine
Calls me back for something more

[Verse]
You wore the night like black brocade
With roses bruised against your skin
I heard the rain on windowpanes
And felt the old house pulling in
Your voice was soft, your smile was cold
A silver knife beneath the lace
I knew the story would unfold
With every touch upon my face

[Pre-Chorus]
And I should run before the dawn
But your hands are slow and sweet
You turn the lock, you draw me on
To where the dark hearts meet

[Chorus]
Lay me down in your velvet coffin
Wrap me tight in your crimson glow
Love me hard till the light is forgotten
Hold me close where the dead flowers grow
Velvet coffin, beautiful prison
Soft as a kiss, deep as a grave
I hear my name in your whispered religion
And I still come when you call me brave

[Verse]
The mirrors watched us disappear
In rooms where no one says goodbye
Your lips were close enough to fear
Your eyes were old enough to lie
We danced where all the portraits stared
Like judges dressed in mourning blue
I gave you all the blood I spared
And called the wound a sacred truth

[Pre-Chorus]
And I should leave this house of smoke
Before it learns my bones
But every vow you ever broke
Still sounds like coming home

[Chorus]
Lay me down in your velvet coffin
Wrap me tight in your crimson glow
Love me hard till the light is forgotten
Hold me close where the dead flowers grow
Velvet coffin, beautiful prison
Soft as a kiss, deep as a grave
I hear my name in your whispered religion
And I still come when you call me brave

[Instrumental]
Dark guitars bloom in the hall
Bassline crawling through the wall

[Bridge]
Is this romance or surrender
Is this hunger or disease
Every kiss becomes a splinter
Every chain begins with please

[Breakdown]
Close the curtains
Hide the sky
Say forever
Let me die

[Build-up]
I feel the velvet closing in
I feel the silence on my skin
I feel your heartbeat under mine
A funeral dressed up as divine

[Chorus]
Lay me down in your velvet coffin
Wrap me tight in your crimson glow
Love me hard till the light is forgotten
Hold me close where the dead flowers grow

[Chorus]
Velvet coffin, beautiful prison
Soft as a kiss, deep as a grave
I hear my name in your whispered religion
And I still come when you call me brave

[Outro]
The hallway fades, the candles bend
The night begins where lovers end