Velvet Parade on Rainy Sidewalks

I tie the ribbon, step outside

Whole skin falling at my side

A bar, a sparkle, a velvet grin

I let the night come pulling me in

Street lights paint my shadow cold

I feel the story start to unfold

I slept into a costume, shined brighter than before

Under city lights, I had become something more

A little strange, a little free, dancing where I belong

In the glow of midnight, I was never weak, I was always strong

Mirror maze and a subway ting

Different eyes, but it feels the same

Every corner hums my name

And I move like I escaped that frame

Streetlights paint my shadow cold

I feel the story start to unfold

I slip into a costume, shine brighter than before

And the city lights, I become something more

A little strange, a little free

Dancing where I belong

In the glow of midnight, I was never weak, I was always strong

If the world looks close, I breathe it out

Take my doubts into a crowd

With every stop, I let it show

The truest me is the one that glows

I slip into a costume, shine brighter than before

On the city lights, I become something more

A little strange, a little freak, dancing where I belong

In the glow of midnight, I was never weak, I was always strong