Walls of Velvet

[Intro - Heavy pulsing riff]

[Verse 1]

I told it straight I told it whole

And every face in the room knew it was real

But hands went up to guard the glow

Of the stories they had learned to feel

[Pre-Chorus]

Truth is a mirror they can't hold

So they turn and call it cold

[Chorus]

Sleeping in a softer light

Walls of velvet walls of stone

You can't see out from where you stay

So you build yourself alone

[Post-Chorus]

Alone alone

Build yourself alone

[Verse 2]

The first step stings the second sighs

The third one barely makes a sound

It gets lighter with every mile

Once your feet are on the ground

[Pre-Chorus]

Truth is a mirror they can't hold

So they turn and call it cold

[Chorus]

Sleeping in a softer light

Walls of velvet walls of stone

You can't see out from where you stay

So you build yourself alone

[Post-Chorus]

Alone alone

Build yourself alone

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]

Fists and fury fade to silence

Fading fast the fear I fed

Every ending is an opening

Every word I never said

[Final Chorus]

Sleeping in a softer light

Walls of velvet walls of stone

You can't see out from where you stay

So you build yourself alone

[Post-Chorus]

Alone alone

Build yourself alone

Alone alone

Build yourself alone

[Outro - Soft fading riff]