[Intro - Whispered, close-mic] (One... two... breathe...) Mmm… stay a little longer here… [Verse 1] Porcelain light through the window frame Sugar dissolving in your name I trace the rim of a half-empty cup The world outside can wait for us Slow pour of honey on the tongue Every word left half-unsung Your jacket draped across the chair Like you never really left from there [Pre-Chorus] And the hours fold Into something gold Something I can hold [Chorus] In the velvet hour, nothing moves too fast Every little moment built to last Warm against the glass, shadows on the wall I don't need the world — I have it all In the velvet hour with you [Verse 2] Steam curling up like a question mark Afternoon bleeding into dark You hum a song I almost know A melody from long ago Fingertips along the grain Of a wooden table, soft refrain The milk cloud swirls inside my tea A tiny galaxy for free [Pre-Chorus] And the minutes fold Into something gold Something I can hold [Chorus] In the velvet hour, nothing moves too fast Every little moment built to last Warm against the glass, shadows on the wall I don't need the world — I have it all In the velvet hour with you [Bridge - Breathy, stacked harmonies] Let the city hum outside Let the rain tap its lullaby We're suspended, you and I In amber light, in amber light [Chorus - Final, layered vocals] In the velvet hour, nothing moves too fast Every little moment built to last Warm against the glass, shadows on the wall I don't need the world — I have it all In the velvet hour… [Outro - Whispered, fading] Stay a little longer here… Mmm… velvet hour… (One… two… breathe…)
