My Old Ways (TAME IMPALA&GABI)

Melissa M. Borjas : Peace

"Velvet Rope" 

(Lyrics)

(Intro)

(Verse 1) 

The air in here... is thick.

Curated smoke... and candlestick.

The velvet rope... drops... just for you.

A red carpet... for the chosen few.

I watched you... navigate the room.

A masterpiece... of impending doom.

You didn't... glance... at the exit sign.

You knew... tonight... that you were mine.

It's choreographed.

It's written in the gin.

So... pour a drink... and let the scene begin.

(Pre-Chorus 1) 

The script is binding.

The stairs are winding.

There is no... turning back.

We're fading... into black.

(Chorus 1) 

Step behind... the velvet rope.

Abandon... fear. Abandon... hope.

This is the VIP... of misery.

And you are the guest... of honor.

(Ooh... the guest of honor...)

(Ooh... abandon hope...)

(Verse 2) 

You think you're the hunter... in this play?

That's cute... in a tragic sort of way.

I let you... catch my eye.

Like a spider... waving at the fly.

This lounge... is my web.

I control the flow... I control the ebb.

You're not... holding the key.

You're just... locked in here... with me.

The martini is dry.

The stakes are high.

Go ahead, darling... tell me another lie.

(Pre-Chorus 2) 

The lock is turning.

The film is burning.

There is no... turning back.

We're fading... into black.

(Chorus 2) 

Step behind... the velvet rope.

Abandon... fear. Abandon... hope.

This is the VIP... of misery.

And you are the guest... of honor.

(Ooh... the guest of honor...)

(Ooh... abandon hope...)

(Bridge) Are you... scared?

...Are you?

I'm... terrified.

...Good.

It's... intoxicating.

...It's fatal.

Closer?

...Too late to stop.

(Final Chorus / Outro) 

BEHIND THE ROPE!

(NO HOPE! NO HOPE!)

THE VIP OF MISERY!

(YOU'RE THE GUEST! YOU'RE THE GUEST!)

WELCOME TO THE SHOW!

(NEVER LET YOU GO!)

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