Velvet Hoard — After Midnight Mix [E]

[Tempo: 88 BPM] [Time Signature: 4/4] [Key: G minor] [Vocal: Frostclaw persona, low smoky rasp, close dry vocal, languid behind the beat] [Intro: filtered Rhodes, sub bass breathing, vinyl texture] Mmm... (Mmm~) Door locked. Lights low. Everything charged? Good. [Verse 1: sparse breakbeat, intimate vocal] Black silk hanging from the bedroom chair Lavender perfume sleeping in the air Little colored lights beneath the drawer Every one of them remembers me from before No rush tonight No clock to beat Just warm bass rolling underneath One little switch One little glow And suddenly... I don't feel tired anymore. [Pre-Chorus: bass deepens, cello swell] There's a hum beneath the sheets Slow enough to match the beat Every tiny light begins to shine (Mmm~) After midnight... they're all mine. [Chorus: wide vocal doubles, full sub bass] Wake up, pretty trouble, come alive Keep me floating somewhere after five Every little setting taking its sweet time Nothing here is innocent tonight Slow it down Let the whole room breathe Purple light crawling underneath Keep that velvet machinery running low (Ahh~) Nobody needs to know. [Instrumental Turn: Rhodes, baritone sax, muted guitar] [Verse 2: dry rim clicks, bass pulse] There's the silver one The wicked one The one that starts so sweet The one I swore I'd put away Then left beside the sheets One with lights One with claws One that probably violates local laws One that purrs when I reach for the dial [Pause] Dangerous little smile. [Pre-Chorus: whispered doubles] Some girls keep their diamonds Some keep shoes and gold I keep a velvet drawer Full of things... battery controlled. (Mmm~) And every single one knows exactly why it's here. [Chorus: darker, heavier] Wake up, pretty trouble, come alive Keep me floating somewhere after five Every little setting taking its sweet time Nothing here is innocent tonight Slow it down Let the whole room breathe Purple light crawling underneath Keep that velvet machinery running low (Ooh~) Nobody needs to know. [Breakdown: kick drops, sub bass only] Blue light. Red light. Soft little vibration. Wrong switch. Long pause. Interesting situation. Claws curl slowly in the velvet sheet Tail moving lazy with the bass underneath One little pulse becomes another three Mmm... Don't look so proud of yourself. [Low laugh] You're only a machine. [Build: filtered drums return] (Ahh~) Slower. (Mmm~) Deeper. Don't hurry. We have all night. [Drop: huge warm sub bass, swung drums] [Chorus: strongest vocal stack] Wake up, pretty trouble, come alive Whole damn drawer synchronized tonight Purple lights glowing like a warning sign Every wicked little treasure knows it's mine Slow it down Let the pressure mount Lost the rhythm Lost the count If the neighbors hear the furniture complain... [Soft laugh] Must be that underground train. [Instrumental Break: baritone sax solo, Rhodes response] [Bridge: almost spoken, breath-close] One in each paw. One waiting. One charging. One blinking at me like it remembers last time. Mmm... Cocky little bastard. [Sub pulse] Heat rising. Fur standing. Tail curling. Lights dancing. No hurry. No mercy. No safe setting. [Silence] ...Perfect. [Final Chorus: full atmospheric mix, whispered doubles] Wake up, pretty trouble, come alive Stay with me until the morning light Every little setting running overtime After midnight nobody draws the line Slow it down Till the whole room glows How many rounds? Baby... who the hell knows? When the sunrise finds me tangled in the sheets With dead little batteries scattered at my feet I'll call it... a productive evening. [Outro: Rhodes only, fading sub] [Close vocal] Put everything back? ... Darling. We both know that's not happening. (Mmm~) Besides... the drawer won't close anymore. [Soft laugh] [Final sub hit] [End]