[Verse 1] I step out clean, come back stained Smoke on my cuffs, rain on the chain Bass in the wall like a second heart Back room packed, we all play hard Red cups lean, cheap cologne Money talk loud in the phone She got ink on her ribs and a sharp little grin Says, "Baby, don't blink when the night begins" [Pre-Chorus] We move fast We move mean Under glass On broken dreams Hands up high Eyes half-glazed This whole town Runs on a blaze [Chorus] Velvet alley, take me there Velvet alley, I don't care Dirty scene, and I'm in too deep Cool kids dance with the wolves beneath Velvet alley, take me there (velvet alley) Velvet alley, I don't care (keep it wild) If the dawn comes, let it wait I'm alive in the aftertaste [Verse 2] Paint on the floor from a fresh-cut show Gold tooth flash when the crowd says go He sketches saints on a paper plate Then pours another for the ones too late Boots on tile, heels on fire Truth gets bent for the crowd's desire Every face here knows the cost Still we lean in, still we get lost [Pre-Chorus] We move fast We move mean Under glass On broken dreams Hands up high Eyes half-glazed This whole town Runs on a blaze [Chorus] Velvet alley, take me there Velvet alley, I don't care Dirty scene, and I'm in too deep Cool kids dance with the wolves beneath Velvet alley, take me there (velvet alley) Velvet alley, I don't care (keep it wild) If the dawn comes, let it wait I'm alive in the aftertaste [Bridge] Oh, when the room goes red And the good lines bend We don't ask for grace We just want the edge One more night One more spark I can see the art In the cracks, in the dark [Final Chorus] Velvet alley, take me there Velvet alley, I don't care Dirty scene, and I'm in too deep Cool kids dance with the wolves beneath Velvet alley, take me there (velvet alley) Velvet alley, I don't care (keep it wild) If the dawn comes, let it wait I'm alive in the aftertaste
