Verse 1 Red velvet breathing in the dark Hats tipped low like a question mark Shoes tap secrets into the floor Nobody rushes, nobody scores Smoke curls up like unfinished lines French words lost between the times You don’t look — you listen instead Every movement’s something unsaid Pre-Chorus They don’t rush the reveal in here They let the wanting do the work Every glance is volunteered Every truth wears a skirt Chorus We don’t serve skin We serve story Every scar gets dressed in glory Lean in close, don’t ask for more You’ll miss the point at Le Bordello We don’t serve skin We serve time Borrowed breath, borrowed shine If you’re patient, you might just see What you weren’t supposed to be Verse 2 Gigi swings from a memory Feathers fall like sympathy A laugh breaks soft in candle wax Someone cries, then takes it back No mirrors tell you who you are Just shadows leaning on the bar Every table’s got a past Every song’s built to last Pre-Chorus Nobody’s naked, nobody’s clean Everybody’s exactly seen You don’t come here to be impressed You come to feel it in your chest Chorus We don’t serve skin We serve myth Every night rewrites itself Clap your hands, hold your breath This is not what you expected We don’t serve skin We serve grace In borrowed light and borrowed lace If you leave lighter than you came That’s the trick at Le Bordello Bridge They say desire wants to take But here it learns to wait Every step’s a negotiation Every pause an invitation You won’t find what you demand Only what you understand Final Chorus We don’t serve skin We serve truth Dressed up just enough to move you Tip your hat, mind the door Carry it with you — that’s what it’s for We don’t serve skin We serve art We take the long way to the heart When the lights go low and slow That’s how you know You were really there Outro Velvet closes Candles bend Nothing ends It just remembers Le Bordello Still breathing When you leave
