She came wrapped in silence
Red lips, black dress
Eyes like storms
That forgot how to rest
She never says love-
Just, "stay til I'm numb"
She doesn't kiss for romance
She just kisses to run
She keeps her heals on
And her past underneath
I asked her once what she needed from me
She laughed
Lit a cigarette
And said,
"To forgive...briefly"
Her perfumes made of promises
that always expires
She feeds off of pain
And dresses desire
We sin slow, like we're scared to heal
She calls it freedom but it don't feel real
But I let her in
And she tears through my chest,
Leaves Velvet damage and calls it rest