Velvet Knife

I found your name In a teacup stain On the silk by the stage door Your grin was gold Your hands were cold Like a coin in a dead man's store You kissed like a vow Then bit right through Left my collar all in red I learned your trick That velvet wick Burns the room and calls it bed Step right in... mind your heels The floorboards know... your sin One false bow... one last spin And the trapdoor... smiles... within Velvet knife Cut me clean Velvet knife Sweet machine You take my breath And leave the scene Velvet knife Be cruel to me (Velvet knife) (Velvet knife) The trumpet sobs The mirror nods At the bruise under my eye Your lace gloves hid The little crimes You wore so well all night I drank your lie Like polished gin From a cracked gold paper cup Now every rose At my feet Feels like it was set to erupt Light the match... strike the grin Let the painted night... begin If I go down... I go in style With your fingerprints... on my skin Velvet knife Cut me clean Velvet knife Sweet machine You take my breath And leave the scene Velvet knife Be cruel to me Call me fool Call me prey I still lean into the sway If the house burns down I'll take the glow And wear it till the dawn turns grey Velvet knife Cut me clean Velvet knife Sweet machine You take my breath And leave the scene Velvet knife Be cruel to me Velvet knife Say my name Velvet knife Take the blame I loved the sting I loved the flame Velvet knife Do it again