[Verse 1] The door sticks on the hinge And the room is all red paint A woman in a black feather fan Counts coins with a saint’s restraint Your coat hangs by the stage Like a secret with a pulse I lean into the corner booth And the air tastes like old velvet dust [Pre-Chorus] The pianist grins at me With a cigarette in his teeth The mirror over the bottles Shows a face I can’t believe You slide a glass my way With a sugar cube and a dare My name gets smaller In the dark down there [Chorus] Night in the Dark Cabaret Bar (velvet, smoke, velvet) You pull me close, then you pull me apart (velvet, smoke, velvet) The room goes wild But your eyes stay hard Night in the Dark Cabaret Bar [Verse 2] A trumpet coughs in the back Then a laugh cuts clean through the hush The dancer in the crimson gloves Makes trouble look like lust You trace the rim with one slow thumb Like you’re reading my fate Then you say, “If you want the fire, You don’t get to fear the flame” [Pre-Chorus] The curtains shake a little When the drummer hits that break Your smile is a loaded secret I can’t seem to shake The band leans in And the whole place tilts and sways You kiss my jaw like You already know my name [Chorus] Night in the Dark Cabaret Bar (velvet, smoke, velvet) You pull me close, then you pull me apart (velvet, smoke, velvet) The room goes wild But your eyes stay hard Night in the Dark Cabaret Bar [Bridge] [Breakdown] The lights go low The crowd turns thin A glass cracks sharp And the truth rushes in You’re not a ghost You’re not a star You’re just a flame In a paper heart [Final Chorus] Night in the Dark Cabaret Bar (velvet, smoke, velvet) You pull me close, then you pull me apart (velvet, smoke, velvet) I want the scorch I want the scar Night in the Dark Cabaret Bar (velvet, smoke, velvet) Night in the Dark Cabaret Bar
