[Intro - deep bass, clean guitar harmonics, intimate vocal] Soft touch Sharp edge That’s usually how it starts [Verse 1 - low restrained vocal, minimal groove] You don’t kick the door down You just leave it open wide Never say you want me You just stay here every night Your jacket on my floor again Your shadow moving on the wall Nothing here looks dangerous That’s the dangerous part of all [Pre-Chorus - heartbeat drums slowly rising] You don’t leave a bruise Where anybody sees You just make a little room Then take the air from me [Chorus - dark melodic rock opens up] Velvet damage Soft enough to let you in Velvet damage Never notice where it begins No broken glass No warning signs Just your hands And too much time Feels so good Until it doesn’t Velvet damage [Post-Chorus - bass pulse, breathy doubles] Slow Slow That’s how it gets you [Verse 2 - deeper groove, subtle distorted guitar] You know every quiet trick Never ask for anything Make me think I chose the fall While you’re underneath it all Coffee cold at half past three Your fingerprints across my sleeve Maybe love should make a sound Why’s this one so hard to leave? [Pre-Chorus 2 - drums grow heavier] You never say forever That’s what makes it worse Nothing here to hold onto Nothing here to curse [Chorus - wider guitars, stronger vocal] Velvet damage Soft enough to let you in Velvet damage Never notice where it begins No broken glass No warning signs Just your hands And too much time Feels so good Until it doesn’t Velvet damage [Breakdown - bass and vocal only] Don’t say sorry You never lied You just let me build the story While you stood outside Don’t say love Don’t say friends Some things don’t need a name To leave a mark when they end [Instrumental - sparse guitar bends, room noise] [Bridge - vulnerable vocal, almost whispered] Maybe I knew Maybe I stayed Maybe soft things Cut both ways Maybe nobody did this to me Maybe I just wanted Something dangerous To feel gentle For once [Final Chorus - full band, emotional rather than huge] Velvet damage Still underneath my skin Velvet damage I know exactly where you’ve been No screaming match No grand goodbye Just empty space On your side Felt so good Until it didn’t Velvet damage [Outro - bass fades, dry vocal] Funny. It never looked like a wound.
