[Intro] Silk on the wrist Smile on the blade Softly, softly We obey [Verse 1] They never never raise their voices They never show the wire They call it better choices While narrowing desire A promise in the doorway A hand behind the veil The room keeps getting smaller But every wall is pale [Pre-Chorus] And they say Trust the light Trust the name Trust the line But I see How it bends How it holds How it tightens [Chorus] Velvet chains You don’t feel them at first Velvet chains Till the silence starts to hurt Velvet chains With a beautiful face No need for iron When fear knows its place [Verse 2] The savior speaks in silver The ruler speaks in calm They both arrive as answers They both leave with your palm One sells you a future One sells you the past Both call it freedom If you never ask [Pre-Chorus] And they say Trust the cure Trust the key Trust the crown But I know Simple words Break the world When they’re worn [Chorus] Velvet chains You don’t feel them at first Velvet chains Till the silence starts to hurt Velvet chains With a beautiful face No need for iron When fear knows its place [Breakdown] No single hand No sacred plan No clean divide No chosen man No easy truth No perfect door The ones who promise less Still take more [Final Chorus] Velvet chains You don’t feel them at first Velvet chains Till the silence starts to hurt Velvet chains With a beautiful face No need for iron When fear knows its place [Outro] Silk on the wrist Smile on the blade Softly, softly We obey
