Veiled Currents (E)

[Instrumental Intro – 20s: dark cinematic strings, distant Turkish saz/guitar motif, hypnotic low electronic pulse, building tension with water-like ambient sounds] [Verse 1] Under chandelier lies and velvet masks we dance Your eyes cut through the crowd like a silenced blade One smile for the diplomats, one glance that says "I'll end you" But the way your fingers brush my wrist rewrites the rules of the game [Pre-Chorus] Every step on these marble floors is a loaded question Every breath in the summer heat a slow confession We're circling the flame, pretending we don't burn [Chorus – Turkish] Boğaz'ın karanlığında, tenin ateşiyle yanıyorum Gizli bakışlar, yasak dokunuşlar, ruhumu çalıyorsun Vapurlar sessiz, yıldızlar şahit, bu aşk bir ihanet Ama duramıyorum, sana teslim oluyorum gecenin içinde [Verse 2] Alleyways of Galata whisper your name in the dark I follow the scent of spice and gun oil on your skin We trade lies like currency, but the truth is in the silence When your body presses mine against cold stone walls [Pre-Chorus] The mission fades when your lips hover too close Control slips away in the heat of this dangerous prose We're both hunters, but tonight we're the prey [Chorus – Turkish] Boğaz'ın karanlığında, tenin ateşiyle yanıyorum Gizli bakışlar, yasak dokunuşlar, ruhumu çalıyorsun Vapurlar sessiz, yıldızlar şahit, bu aşk bir ihanet Ama duramıyorum, sana teslim oluyorum gecenin içinde [Interlude / Build-up – instrumental drop with Turkish string solo, rising electronic percussion, heavy breathing ad-libs] [Bridge] In the private hammam, steam erases every line we've drawn Marble hot beneath us, your hands rewrite my loyalties No weapons now, just skin and secrets exchanged in gasps Fingers tracing scars where trust used to be [Climax / Explicit Chorus – sensual, layered backvocals] Boğaz'ın karanlığında, derinlerde boğuluyorum Dudakların zehir, kalçaların cennet, içimde kayboluyorum Sıcak nefesin boynumda, bacakların belimde sıkı Sırlar akıyor terle, sabah düşman olacağız yine [Outro – slow fade] We dress in silence as dawn bleeds over the water... One last look — enemy or lover? The Bosphorus keeps our sins. [Ad-libs & backvocals throughout choruses and climax]