One more night… in the glow…
[Verse 1]
Woke up in the wreckage, dashboard cracked like my grin
Speed’s ghost in the mirror, but your whisper pulls me in
Neon veins on the skyline, bleeding purple into black
I chase the blur from the highway, but it’s you I want back
Fingers trace the scar where the wheel met my chest
One drag from your fire, and I’m dressed in your best
No more engines screaming, just this quiet inferno
Velvet on my skin, but the burn’s what I know
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s the silk that deceives, the ease that undoes
Heart’s a thief in the dark, stealing breaths from the blue
I said I’d walk away clean, but the door’s always cracked
One taste of the nothing, and I’m lost in the act
[Chorus]
Velvet chains, wrapping slow ‘round my throat
You glow like a promise I swore I’d outgrow
Pull me under the lights where the shadows don’t show
One more hit, and I’m yours—addict’s oath in the low
Velvet chains, heavy as heaven’s disguise
Neon high in my blood, but it’s fear in your eyes
Trade the crash for the calm, let the rush turn to lies
Wrapped in your glow, I forget the fall
One more drag, and I’m nothing at all
[Verse 2]
Bottles line the altar, reflections of the king I was
Paradise in rearview, now it’s pills in the buzz
Your rhythm’s in my pulse, trap beats echoing the vein
Melodies like morphine, washing clean all the pain
Friends call from the static, voices thin as the smoke
But your haze is my harbor, where the broken folks choke
I trace the lines on my palm, see the map to the end
But the journey’s too sweet—why fight what you send?
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s the silk that deceives, the ease that undoes
Heart’s a thief in the dark, stealing breaths from the blue
I said I’d walk away clean, but the door’s always cracked
One taste of the nothing, and I’m lost in the act
[Chorus]
Velvet chains, wrapping slow ‘round my throat
You glow like a promise I swore I’d outgrow
Pull me under the lights where the shadows don’t show
One more hit, and I’m yours—addict’s oath in the low
Velvet chains, heavy as heaven’s disguise
Neon high in my blood, but it’s fear in your eyes
Trade the crash for the calm, let the rush turn to lies
Wrapped in your glow, I forget the fall

[Bridge – Rap]
Yo—woke in the wreck, glass in my palm like a crown
Paradise in the ash, but the ash still burnin’ down
One pill, one line, one sip—velvet on the tongue
Turn the scream to a hum, now the devil got a song
I was speed on the dash, now I’m slow in the vein
Trade the wheel for the chain, let the ghost take the blame
Mirror talkin’ reckless: “You the king, never fold”
But the crown made of smoke, and the throne turnin’ cold
Mom’s voice in the static, prayin’ I don’t fade
But the high got a halo, and the low got it made
One step from the edge, but the edge got a bed
Velvet rope round my neck—call it love till I’m dead

Velvet Chains

Nocturnal Lovers is an album of slow, romantic, and soulful tracks made for intimate moments and quiet emotions.
Dark melodies, soft vocals, and ambient R&B textures blend into a soundtrack for passion, reflection, and love after midnight

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I’m not here to follow formulas — I’m chasing sound that hits you in the chest and pulls you somewhere else. Every track is an experiment, a feeling, a moment turned into motion.

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