🟧The Hollow Cures - (1989) Salt in the Velvet - Kneel Beside Me [v1aS01]

you trade your fear for a cleaner story.
you hand me keys to your private worry.
you lean in close like it is devotion.
you make a ritual out of a moment.

[Chorus: (hook doubles, backing unison on key lines)]
kneel beside me, keep it close and quiet.
kneel beside me, let me name the riot.
kneel beside me, give me what you hide.
kneel beside me, stay here at my side.

[Verse: (guitar riff pushes forward, vocal gets sharper)]
you like the feeling of a chosen witness.
you like the promise of a private illness.
you want a pardon that you do not earn.
you want a lesson that you never learn.

i sell you mercy in a human measure.
i hold your breathing like a guilty treasure.
you say i save you, then you ask for more.
you keep returning to the same small door.

[Chorus: (more stomp impact, tighter bass, vocal more insistent)]
kneel beside me, keep it close and quiet.
kneel beside me, let me name the riot.
kneel beside me, give me what you hide.
kneel beside me, stay here at my side.

[Bridge: (breakdown to stomps, bass, and minimal guitar, voice turns colder)]
i am the hand that erases and writes.
i am the comfort that costs you nights.
i am the friend that you never test.
i am the weight you call your rest.

you do not want truth, you want relief.
you do not want equal, you want belief.
you do not want love, you want a lock.
you do not want time, you want a clock.

[Bridge Continues: (instrumental, guitar riff fragments, synth stabs swell)]
 
[Bridge Climax: (stomps and snare hit harder, guitars widen, tension peaks)]
 
[Chorus: (full band, hook doubles, uppercase emphasis)]
KNEEL BESIDE ME, KEEP IT CLOSE AND QUIET.
KNEEL BESIDE ME, LET ME NAME THE RIOT.
KNEEL BESIDE ME, GIVE ME WHAT YOU HIDE.
KNEEL BESIDE ME, STAY HERE AT MY SIDE.

[Chorus: (repeat with slight lift, backing thicker, final line lands heavy)]
KNEEL BESIDE ME, KEEP IT CLOSE AND QUIET.
KNEEL BESIDE ME, LET ME NAME THE RIOT.
KNEEL BESIDE ME, GIVE ME WHAT YOU HIDE.
KNEEL BESIDE ME, STAY HERE AT MY SIDE.

[Outro: (guitar hook and stomps fade, synth bass holds, dry room tail)]

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[Intro: (dry twang guitar hook, sampled stomp groove builds)] [Instrumental: (full groove locks, synth bass and electro snare tighten)] [Verse: (close mic baritone, clipped phrasing over rigid stomp)] you call it comfort, but it pulls like wire. you say it softly, then you want it louder. you bring your shame and set it on the table. you want a keeper, not a fair and able. you trade your fear for a cleaner story. you hand me keys to your private worry. you lean in close like it is devotion. you make a ritual out of a moment. [Chorus: (hook doubles, backing unison on key lines)] kneel beside me, keep it close and quiet. kneel beside me, let me name the riot. kneel beside me, give me what you hide. kneel beside me, stay here at my side. [Verse: (guitar riff pushes forward, vocal gets sharper)] you like the feeling of a chosen witness. you like the promise of a private illness. you want a pardon that you do not earn. you want a lesson that you never learn. i sell you mercy in a human measure. i hold your breathing like a guilty treasure. you say i save you, then you ask for more. you keep returning to the same small door. [Chorus: (more stomp impact, tighter bass, vocal more insistent)] kneel beside me, keep it close and quiet. kneel beside me, let me name the riot. kneel beside me, give me what you hide. kneel beside me, stay here at my side. [Bridge: (breakdown to stomps, bass, and minimal guitar, voice turns colder)] i am the hand that erases and writes. i am the comfort that costs you nights. i am the friend that you never test. i am the weight you call your rest. you do not want truth, you want relief. you do not want equal, you want belief. you do not want love, you want a lock. you do not want time, you want a clock. [Bridge Continues: (instrumental, guitar riff fragments, synth stabs swell)] [Bridge Climax: (stomps and snare hit harder, guitars widen, tension peaks)] [Chorus: (full band, hook doubles, uppercase emphasis)] KNEEL BESIDE ME, KEEP IT CLOSE AND QUIET. KNEEL BESIDE ME, LET ME NAME THE RIOT. KNEEL BESIDE ME, GIVE ME WHAT YOU HIDE. KNEEL BESIDE ME, STAY HERE AT MY SIDE. [Chorus: (repeat with slight lift, backing thicker, final line lands heavy)] KNEEL BESIDE ME, KEEP IT CLOSE AND QUIET. KNEEL BESIDE ME, LET ME NAME THE RIOT. KNEEL BESIDE ME, GIVE ME WHAT YOU HIDE. KNEEL BESIDE ME, STAY HERE AT MY SIDE. [Outro: (guitar hook and stomps fade, synth bass holds, dry room tail)]

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