Verse 1 Low light. Blue smoke. Your shadow on my wall. Slow breath. No hope. I feel you when you call. Pre-Chorus Cold hands. Warm skin. Don’t ask me where I’ve been. Chorus Stay… but don’t stay long. Touch me like a half-forgotten song. Close… but never mine. We blur in velvet static every time. (female vocals – soft, distant) Stay with me tonight… even if it’s a lie. Hold me in the dark… don’t say goodbye. Verse 2 Red wine. Bare floor. Your jacket by the door. Soft voice. No choice. We’ve done this all before. You say “don’t fall too deep.” I smile. I don’t sleep. Chorus Stay… but don’t stay long. Hold me like it’s already gone. Close… but never mine. We fade in velvet static every time. Bridge (whispered) Midnight on repeat. Your heartbeat under me. Love without a name. Desire without a claim. Final Chorus (stripped) Stay… but don’t stay long. Touch me like a blues-soaked song. Close… but never mine. Just us in velvet static… one more time.
