Velvet Smoke

The room hums low, neon leaking through the blinds

You watch me like a crime you'll never confess

I should leave—God knows I should leave—

But your grin keeps dragging me closer

Every rule I wrote burns when you breathe

You're a fire dressed as mercy

And I keep stepping in

Knowing damn well I'll choke

Velvet smoke, it clings to my skin

I breathe you in, again and again

You taste like trouble

But trouble's the only thing I crave

Ash on the table, glass cracked at the rim

You laugh like you own the night

I swear I hear the warnings in my head—

But your touch is louder

Every line we cross fades into haze

You're poison painted as a kiss

And I don't care if it kills me—

I just want more of this

Velvet smoke, it clings to my skin

I breathe you in, again and again

You taste like trouble

But trouble's the only thing I crave

Your hands spark like broken wires

I'm a moth drunk on the fire

I should run, but God, I won't—

Not while your shadow's wrapped around me

Velvet smoke, it clings to my skin

I breathe you in, again and again

No cure, no prayer, no holy name

I still want the burn, I still want the flame

The night will clear

But your scent stays

Velvet smoke

And I'll come back anyway