Velvet Parade Under Neon Lights

I stitch my stars into a jacket by hand

Mirror in the hallway says I understand

Laces tied tight and my shadows clean

I step out smiling like I own the scene

Neon on my cheek like a painted spark

Every window flares when I cross the dark

Heels on the pavement, heart in the beat

I make the whole block move when I hit the street

I say, who's that walking like the night was made for me?

You say, that's her shining, can't you see?

I strut, I go, I spin, I spark

Turn every street into a runway in the dark

I say, who's that dancing with the city on her sleeve?

You say, that's hers, I hurt, I'll leave

I'm built for this, I'm led to end

Watch me turn the midnight into the grand

Can-made costume filled with thread in the seams

Pulled from a thousand little fearless dreams

Crosswalk flashing like a camera flash

I leave a trail of glitter in my waking dash

Every deadly sign feels like a spotlight cue

Every passing stranger catches a view

No need to ask if I'm ready to rise

I wear the whole night under my eyes

I say, who's that boy?

Like the night was made for me

You say, that's her shining, can't you see?

I strut, I glow, I spin my spark

Turn every street into a runway in the dark

I say, who's that dancing with the city on her sleeve?

You say, that's her, but who'd believe?

I'm built for this, I'm meant to win

Watch me tan at midnight

Into a grin

If the world gets loud, I just raise my chin

Let the hand craps roll and the whole crowd in

I was never small, I was just in disguise

Now I'm blazin' up the block in my own brave sighs

I say, that's that walkin' made-to-make mistake for me

You say, that's a shining touch, you see

I strut like Will, I spin that spark

Turn every street into a runway in the dark

I say, who's that dancing? Make the city wanna sleep

You say, that's her, not her belief

I'm good for this, I'm lit to win

Watch me turn the midnight into a grin

Midnight runway, I'm coming through

City lights bow when I step in you

Midnight runway, hear the crowd reply

I was born for the block in the open sky