Velvet Hunger

[Intro] Moonlit streets whisper in velvet white and red A shadow slips where lovers dare not tread [Verse 1] I walk the alleyways of midnight glass Where breath becomes a ghost and time slips past The moon curves like a claw of silver fate I count my heartbeats, patient, obsessive, innate [Pre-Chorus] Blood-wine dreams on my tongue, a danger sweet I cradle the ache that keeps my clock incomplete [Chorus] In the velvet dark I lure the night to stay Yearning for a kiss that never fades away I drink the silence, I drink the doubt and fear Till dawn forgets this heart that aches to hear [Verse 2] Shadows drape over my pale, patient skin A timeless hunger hums beneath the skin The city sighs, a chorus of tired souls But I crave one heartbeat to call me whole [Pre-Chorus] Temptation glints like chrome in dim street lamps I wear the night like a cloak that never damns [Chorus] In the velvet dark I lure the night to stay Yearning for a kiss that never fades away I drink the silence, I drink the doubt and fear Till dawn forgets this heart that aches to hear [Bridge] If love is a tomb, I wander the gate of dreams A hush of centuries in each careful seam But the pulse I crave is a distant star Calling me home, no grave can bar [Chorus] In the velvet dark I lure the night to stay Yearning for a kiss that never fades away I drink the silence, I drink the doubt and fear Till dawn forgets this heart that aches to hear [Outro] Moonlight wanes; the streets grow pale and cold I am the story the night has always told Etched in shadows, I remain, forever unbound Waiting for the bite that makes me sound