[Intro] [Faraway children’s choir] The velvet rope is fraying at the door A paper crown lies face down on the floor [Verse 1] You pour the punch; I watch the red stain spread Cheap gold confetti caught up in your hair You say, “Don’t make a scene,” then make one first I laugh too hard to keep from saying what hurts [Pre-Chorus] Your lipstick on the glass, my name under your breath We’re dressed up for a night that’s wearing out its welcome [Chorus] Cocaine and Vaseline, a hell of a party to me You pull me close, then push me through the scene Cocaine and Vaseline, the room tilts under our feet You call it love; I call it hard to leave [Verse 2] I count the cracked tiles, keep my hands in my coat You’re telling that same story to somebody you know The mirror gives us both a kinder face I look away before it gives mine back [Drop] [Half-time] You wanted a riot—now look what you made You wanted a witness—I’m walking away [Bridge] [Quiet, intimate] If you mean it, say it sober If you love me, let me go [Layered distant screams] Let me go [Final Chorus] Cocaine and Vaseline, a hell of a party to me You pull me close, but I can finally see Cocaine and Vaseline, the room tilts under our feet You call it love—I’m finding the street [Outro] [Choir fades] I leave the paper crown where it fell
