Cracks In The Velvet

[Intro]

[reversed piano swell rising…]

[drop into silence]

[soft electric piano creeps in]

[Verse 1]

You say you’re fine

Mug on the counter

Hands shaking

Lipstick on glass

Lines on your forehead

Hair braided

You change the subject

Ask if I’m hungry

I’m fading

Every small question

Feels like a stranger invading

[Chorus]

These cracks in the velvet

Where did we split?

Your name on my tongue

But it just won’t fit

We’re lying in the same bed

Edges turning to stone

There’s perfume in the pillows

But it smells like being alone

[Verse 2]

You check your phone

Laugh at a joke you’re not sharing

I watch your profile

Searching for something still caring

You reach for my hand

Then fix the blanket instead

I hear the silence

Saying the words in your head

[Chorus]

These cracks in the velvet

Where did we split?

Your name on my tongue

But it just won’t fit

We’re lying in the same bed

Edges turning to stone

There’s perfume in the pillows

But it smells like being alone

[Bridge]

You pour one last drink

Say it’s been one of those days (mm)

I nod like I agree

But my heart’s already halfway

If we don’t say it

Will it still count as the truth?

We’re ghosts in our own house

Wearing the skin of our youth

[Chorus]

These cracks in the velvet

Where did we split?

Your name on my tongue

But it just won’t fit

We’re lying in the same bed

Edges turning to stone

There’s perfume in the pillows

But it smells like being alone

[Outro]

[soft keys

Widening then fading]

You turn off the lamp

And the dark feels more like home