Verse 1) The skyline’s bleeding gold and grey Another soul for the ledger today I got the liquidity, I got the name But the penthouse feels like a losing game Silk sheets cold on the king-sized bed While the ghosts of my mother ring in my head She said, "Son, don’t trade your light for the shine," But I’m already deep in the vintage wine. (Chorus) Oh, it’s a long way down on a marble floor When you’re kicking down the devil’s door Money in the pocket, power in the hand But I’m building my house on shifting sand With a woman on my arm who don’t know my heart And a hunger that’s tearing my ribs apart It’s a beautiful fall, it’s a velvet sin How do I lose if I always win? (Verse 2) The boardrooms bow when I walk through But my reflection’s someone I never knew I bought the silence, I bought the crowd But the quiet in the mirror is getting loud High-stakes bets and a fast-lane blur I’d trade it all for the man I were But the gravity’s sweet and the perfume’s thick And the clock on the wall has a hollow tick. Chorus) Oh, it’s a long way down on a marble floor When you’re kicking down the devil’s door Money in the pocket, power in the hand But I’m building my house on shifting sand With a woman on my arm who don’t know my heart And a hunger that’s tearing my ribs apart It’s a beautiful fall, it’s a velvet sin How do I lose if I always win? (Bridge) One more digit, one more night One more shadow to eclipse the light The temptation’s a cliff with a view so grand I’m reaching for the sky while I’m losing the land. (Chorus) Oh, it’s a long way down on a marble floor When you’re kicking down the devil’s door Money in the pocket, power in the hand But I’m building my house on shifting sand With a woman on my arm who don’t know my heart And a hunger that’s tearing my ribs apart It’s a beautiful fall, it’s a velvet sin How do I lose if I always win? (Outro) Yeah, it’s a velvet sin. Just one more win. Keep the engine running... I’m coming down.
