Velvet Ashes

 left my name on the bar,
In a glass with the ash.
You wore grief like a crown,
And I wore it like cash.

The room held its breath
When you looked at me then.
Your smile was a blade
That knew where I'd been.

So come a little closer,
Let the ruin speak.
I've got a hymn in my pocket
And a fault line in me —
Oh, in me.

Dance me through the dark,
Hold me by the scar.
Say my name like fire,
Say it from afar
(Velvet ashes,
Velvet ashes).

Dance me through the dark
Till the ceiling breaks.
I was made for this,
I was made to shake.

Your heels hit the floor
Like a verdict at noon.
My heart in the mirror
Kept lagging behind you.

I tasted the smoke
In the back of my throat.
You laughed like a prayer
That had nowhere to go.

So come a little closer,
Let the ruin speak.
I've got a hymn in my pocket
And a fault line in me
(Oh, in me).

Dance me through the dark,
Hold me by the scar.
Say my name like fire,
Say it from afar
(Velvet ashes,
Velvet ashes).

Dance me through the dark
Till the ceiling breaks.
I was made for this,
I was made to shake.

Now the candles lean
Like they know what's next,
And my hands are shaking,
But I won't forget.

I hear your laugh in the rafters,
Your ghost on the glass.
If I burn in your shadow,
Let me burn fast...
Fast, fast.

Dance me through the dark,
Hold me by the scar.
Say my name like fire,
Say it from afar:
Velvet ashes...
Velvet ashes!

Dance me through the dark
Till the ceiling breaks.
I was made for this,
I was made to shake.

Dance me through the dark,
Let the whole room glow.
I was lost in the velvet,
Now watch me go.