Velvet Rot

[Intro]
[Verse]
Water reaches the velvet stage
Ink is bleeding on every page
Rotting curtains, heavy and grey
Daylight's a million miles away
Step through the ripples, cold and deep
Where the dead vaudevillians sleep
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the pipes start to moan
You are never quite alone
Metal teeth begin to grind
Leaving all your sanity behind
[Chorus]
Oh, my darling, cracked and white
Spinning through the hollow night
Porcelain skin and eyes of glass
Watch the ghosts of lovers pass
Tell me what the patrons hid
Underneath the heavy lid
Dance for me, my clockwork soul
Watch the darkness take control
[Verse]
Gramophone stuck on a silver scream
Living inside of a fever dream
Oil is leaking like a black tear
Feeding on a century of fear
I touch your neck, I feel the rust
Turning all the diamonds into dust
[Chorus]
Oh, my darling, cracked and white
Spinning through the hollow night
Porcelain skin and eyes of glass
Watch the ghosts of lovers pass
Tell me what the patrons hid
Underneath the heavy lid
Dance for me, my clockwork soul
Watch the darkness take control
[Bridge]
She whispers things they never said
The bloody rituals of the dead
Behind the masks, behind the lace
I see the horror in your face
Organ rising, thunder rolls
Cages for the wandering souls
[Hook]
Spin in the dark
Leave a cold mark
Wait for the spark
Tearing the heart
[Verse]
Your springs are snapping one by one
Now the real play has just begun
Flooded aisles and gilded chairs
No one hears your silent prayers
I’ll stay here until the end
My cold and clockwork little friend
[Chorus]
Oh, my darling, cracked and white
Spinning through the hollow night
Porcelain skin and eyes of glass
Watch the ghosts of lovers pass
Tell me what the patrons hid
Underneath the heavy lid
Dance for me, my clockwork soul
Watch the darkness take control
[Outro]