The Velvet Sting

[Intro]
[Verse]
Smoke rings in the air
I see you standing there
Gilded lights and gold
A story yet untold
The dealer clears the deck
Ice around my neck
One look is all it takes
To raise the deadly stakes
[Pre-Chorus]
The cards are falling fast
The future meets the past
I’m locked inside your gaze
Lost within the haze
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s a velvet sting
The danger that you bring
A high-stakes game of lies
Reflected in your eyes
Monte Carlo burns so bright
In the middle of the night
You’re the prize I can’t keep
While the city falls asleep
[Post-Chorus]
Icy heart and silver tongue
Songs that shouldn't be sung
The velvet sting
The velvet sting
[Verse]
Sipping on the gin
Let the game begin
You think you’ve won the hand
But I’ve already planned
The exit and the wire
Playing with the fire
Shadows on the wall
Waiting for the fall
[Pre-Chorus]
The trumpets start to swell
A secret I won't tell
The tension starts to rise
Beneath the starry skies
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s a velvet sting
The danger that you bring
A high-stakes game of lies
Reflected in your eyes
Monte Carlo burns so bright
In the middle of the night
You’re the prize I can’t keep
While the city falls asleep
[Bridge]
Maybe in another life
No battles left to fight
No codes to break tonight
Cut the tension with a knife
But the brass is getting loud
Hidden in the crowd
The mission is the law
Despite the fatal flaw
[Hook]
Double down on the dark
You were always the mark
It's a bitter thing
This velvet sting
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s a velvet sting
The danger that you bring
A high-stakes game of lies
Reflected in your eyes
Monte Carlo burns so bright
In the middle of the night
You’re the prize I can’t keep
While the city falls asleep
[Outro]