[Intro] (Church organ swell, slowly rising then never resolving) [Verse 1] (Chord: Ebmaj7 - D7(b9) - Dbmaj7 - C7(#5)) The staircase spirals into violet air I'm climbing steps that aren't really there The organ breathes a note I've never heard It hangs above me like an unsung word [Chorus] (Chord: Eb - Cm - Ab - Abm - Eb/G - Gb+ - F7 - Fbmaj7/E) Velvet Vertigo, falling through the floor Every step I thought I climbed Was never there before You're a dizziness I can't explain Spinning in my brain [Verse 2] (Chord: Ab - Abm - Ebmaj7/G - Gbdim7) The windows show a hundred different skies The organ hums a lullaby of lies I hold the banister but it's not real It's just a feeling I can almost feel [Chorus] (Same collapsing progression) Velvet Vertigo, falling through the floor Every step I thought I climbed Was never there before You're a dizziness I can't explain Spinning in my brain [Bridge] (Chord: Cm7/G pedal → Fmaj7/C pedal; brief dissonant organ solo) The room begins to breathe and sway The colors of the walls decay I reach for something I can trust But everything dissolves to dust [Final Chorus] (Transposed up half-step, resolves to the "wrong" chord again) Velvet Vertigo, falling through the floor Even dizziness can feel Like something to adore Dancing as the room spins round Never touching ground [Outro] (Church organ swell fades, left hanging on an unresolved suspended chord)
