VELVET TEETH [Intro — whispered, distant] Softly... Softly... There you are. [Verse 1 — breathy, restrained] Moths in the chandelier Turning without a sound Something with a silver tongue Has come to circle round I taste the little miracle Before I know the price A halo in the cutlery A fever dressed in white [Pre-Chorus — tension rising] Feathers on the carpet Gold beneath the tongue I know how this begins Before it's even begun [Chorus — heavy, melodic, hypnotic] Velvet teeth Under my skin Sweet little death Wearing my grin Something above Something below Both know the places I never show [Verse 2 — low, intimate] A thousand wings are turning In the rafters of my head One sings of forgiveness One counts the things I've fed I follow every glitter Like a fool into the sea The prettiest of poisons Always knows the taste of me [Pre-Chorus — layered whispers] Feathers on the carpet Gold beneath the tongue I know how this begins I know what I've become [Chorus — heavier, wider guitars] Velvet teeth Under my skin Sweet little death Wearing my grin Something above Something below Both know the places I never show [Bridge — half-time, crushing guitars] I was not born For every hand that reaches I was not made For every voice that teaches A counterfeit crown A borrowed face I give it nothing I leave no place [Final Chorus — soaring, heavy] Velvet teeth Let go of me I know the fruit I know the tree One voice flatters One voice knows The seed I bury Is the thing that grows [Outro — distant, fading] Moths in the chandelier... Still turning.
