Velvet Parade on Moonlit Streets

I step by slow in the neon rain

New skin on my shoulders

No trace of a chain

Cuffed in the moonlight

Stitched in gold

I wear my shadow like a story told

Every alley knows my name tonight

Every window flashes

I′m the spark in the black and white

I love the night

Out the 94 costume

Turning my pulse into perfume

With a grin like a match and a heartbeat loud

I light up the dark, I wear the crown

Out the 94 costume

Nothing can dull this restless bloom

From the first rebound to the last string blow

I still look into myself and I let it show

Brush drum whispers under my stride

Electric whispering like a cat at my side

Accordion winks from the corner bar

I'm a little bit mystery, I'm a little bit star

I left the old skin folded at dawn

Tonight I own the room where everybody's on

I own the night in full costume

Turning my balls in for perfume

With a trim like a match and a heartbeat loud

I light up the dark, I wear the crowd

I own the night

In full costume

Nothing can dull this restless bloom

From the first street lamp to the last string blow

I step into myself and I let it show

If the city wants a ghost, I'll give it a crown

If the world wants a mask, I'll wear it down

I'm not hiding, I'm arriving

Every brave little seam is surviving

I only like in full costume

Turning my pulse into perfume

With a grin like a match and a heartbeat cloud

I light up the dark, I wear the crown

I own the night in full costume

Nothing can dull this prosperous bloom

When your morning comes, I'll still know

I said it to myself and I let it show