Velvet Reign

════════════════════════════ [Intro] ════════════════════════════ Velvet on the banister, wax on the gold A hush moves first, before the room is told One breath through the arches, one note through the glass And every painted eye turns inward as I pass ════════════════════════════ [Verse 1] ════════════════════════════ Black silk at the wrist, pearl weight at the throat I don't raise my voice when the whole hall takes note They lower their lashes, they measure, they smile I can taste their intention from half of a mile The marble keeps counsel, the mirrors keep score The men bow in lacquered, rehearsed decorum No jewel on my hand ever begged to be seen It only learns better when set by a queen ════════════════════════════ [Chorus 1] ════════════════════════════ Velvet reign, soft as a vow, sharp as a verdict Lips closed clean while the whole room serves it Gold light trembles, but I never do They call it grace when the fear comes through Velvet reign, hush with a blade in it Sweet from afar, up close there's weight in it I don't chase crowns, I let them lean Till the whole dark palace says what I mean ════════════════════════════ [Verse 2] ════════════════════════════ They trade in perfume, in rumor, in lace Poison wears powder in a well-bred place A fan snaps shut and a promise turns thin There are knives that glitter brightest under the skin One lord laughs low with his hand on the stem One lady nods once, then unthreads him Their plots arrive dressed in embroidered restraint But rot always speaks through the sugar and paint ════════════════════════════ [Chorus 2] ════════════════════════════ Velvet reign, soft as a vow, sharp as a verdict Lips closed clean while the whole room serves it Gold light trembles, but I never do They call it grace when the fear comes through Velvet reign, silk with a sting in it Room full of saints with a little sin in it They wear their manners like borrowed green I wear the silence that crowns a queen ════════════════════════════ [Verse 3] ════════════════════════════ I know who flatters for shelter, who kneels to survive Who hides a match in the hemline, waiting for dry Who thinks a polished devotion can darken my sight I've buried brighter schemes in a single night So let them arrange me in candle and pearl Let them mistake still water for some softer world When I lift one hand, even the chandeliers learn How quickly a favor can harden and turn ════════════════════════════ [Chorus 3] ════════════════════════════ Velvet reign, low like a psalm, hard as a sentence Built from ache, appetite, nerve, and inheritance No doors swing wide without answering me No throat in this palace forgets my key Velvet reign, calm with a crypt in it Rose on the wall with a little eclipse in it They wanted beauty, compliant, serene Instead they got the law inside the sheen ════════════════════════════ [Bridge] ════════════════════════════ I was not made in a tender room Not in safe light, not in easy bloom I learned from iron hidden under brocade How to stand still long enough to become the blade So if my mercy looks pale in the flame It's only because mercy never carried my name The night taught posture, the blood taught aim Now even my shadow arrives with claim ════════════════════════════ [Solo] ════════════════════════════ ════════════════════════════ [Final Chorus] ════════════════════════════ Velvet reign, soft as a vow, vast as a warning I wear the dusk like the edge of morning Every eye in the chamber bends, then breaks At the sound a quiet hand can make Velvet reign, silk over ruin and thunder Crown held high while the floor drops under Call me lovely, call me obscene You'll still bow first to the cut in the gleam ════════════════════════════ [Outro] ════════════════════════════ Wax runs thin. The last chord stays. Footsteps fade into gilt and glaze. One high note lingers where the chandeliers dim— Not a prayer, not remorse. Just rule after him.