Velvet Nightfall

Verse

The candle burns down to a coin of gold light

Your suitcase is waiting by the door tonight

I pour us one more glass of amber wine

You trace the rim slow like you're stalling time

Pre-Chorus

So tell me now, where does the ocean end

Is this the last chapter or just a bend

Cause I'm still standing tall in this doorway light

Chorus

Velvet nightfall, wrapping round we two

Velvet nightfall, I'm not scared of you

Let the stars applaud this bittersweet goodbye

I'll wear my heart like silk beneath this sky

Velvet nightfall, turning into dawn

Verse

Six months from now on a rooftop in the rain

I'll raise a toast to how we learned to change

Your photograph still smiles from my back pocket

No use pretending that this love's not golden

Pre-Chorus

So tell me now, does distance make us strong

Or just a verse inside a fading song

Cause I'm still dancing solo and alright

Chorus

Velvet nightfall, wrapping round we two

Velvet nightfall, I'm not scared of you

Let the stars applaud this bittersweet goodbye

I'll wear my heart like silk beneath this sky

Velvet nightfall, turning into dawn

Bridge

Maybe goodbye's just hello in a different coat

Maybe the ache's just the hope I haven't shown

I'm not the same one that you left at half past nine

I'm bolder now, I'm brighter, finally mine

Chorus

Velvet nightfall, wrapping round we two

Velvet nightfall, I'm not scared of you

Let the stars applaud this bittersweet goodbye

I'll wear my heart like silk beneath this sky

Velvet nightfall, turning into dawn