[Intro — Intimate female whisper, faint breathing, distant heartbeat] Shhh... I heard you calling in your sleep. You wanted something beautiful. You never asked what it would cost. [Verse 1 — Low, hypnotic, almost affectionate] There's a hollow in your mattress, Where no one should have been. There's a whisper in the hallway, And a shadow creeping in. You remember how I looked, But you can't recall my face. Just the feeling of my presence, And the warmth I left in place. Every night you dream me closer, Every morning I remain. Just a silhouette behind you, In the window's darkened pane. [Pre-Chorus — Softly seductive, growing unease] You left the door unlocked, Though you swear you turned the key. You asked the dark for company, And the dark delivered me. Now the air is getting colder, And the silence feels alive. Tell me, darling, are you dreaming? Or have I finally arrived? [Chorus — Haunting, melodic, seductive horror] Velvet hunger, velvet teeth, I'm the secret that you keep. I'm the shadow dressed in lace, With a thousand borrowed faces. You can feel me when you breathe, Like a memory underneath. You wanted something dangerous, Something beautiful to trust. Now you're falling deeper into us. Don't call it love... Call me succubus. [Verse 2 — Darker, more confident, quietly terrifying] I can hear your pulse from here, Through the walls and through the rain. Every time you close your eyes, You invite me back again. There's a figure in your doorway, There's a shape beside your bed. And the voice that says you're dreaming Sounds suspiciously like mine instead. You find fingerprints on mirrors, Little messages in steam. And the woman in the photograph Was never in the scene. [Pre-Chorus 2 — Breathless, unsettling] You try to stay awake now, But the hours move so slow. Every shadow has my outline, Every silence says hello. And you wonder when it happened, When the nightmare crossed the line. When the thing you thought you dreamed of Started living in your mind. [Chorus — Fuller, darker, layered ghostly vocals] Velvet hunger, velvet teeth, I'm the secret that you keep. I'm the shadow dressed in lace, With a thousand borrowed faces. You can feel me when you breathe, Like a memory underneath. You wanted something dangerous, Something beautiful to trust. Now you're falling deeper into us. Don't call it love... Call me succubus. [Bridge — Music nearly disappears, whispered voices circling] Do you remember the first night? You looked right at me. You smiled. And said... "Stay." [Bridge Continued — Distorted whispers, rising strings] Now the clocks all stop at midnight, And the mirrors turn away. You've forgotten what the sunlight Used to feel like on your face. I'm the shape behind your eyelids, I'm the breath beneath the floor. And you don't have to dream me... Anymore. [Final Chorus — Cinematic, haunting, increasingly intense] Velvet hunger, velvet teeth, Now I'm more than just a dream. I'm the shadow dressed in lace, And you finally know my face. You can feel me when you breathe, I'm the secret that you keep. You wanted something dangerous, Something beautiful to trust. Now the waking world belongs to us. Don't call it love... Call me succubus. [Outro — Almost tender whisper, heartbeat slows] You used to dream about me. Now you dream about escaping. (Soft laughter) Sweetheart... You're already awake.
