Lyric

At the Velvet Stair

I left my shoes in gold

Cinders on my hem

And a heart that wouldn’t hold

The chandeliers still sway

Like they remember you

I wore the midnight blue

You wore that same old truth

And the clock hand turned

Like it knew my name

I held my breath

Then I let it change

The ash fell soft

On my satin skin

I smiled at the door

And let you in

Cinders at the Velvet Stair

Velvet stair

I’m still there, I’m still there

I'm still there

Kiss me slow

Then let me go

Cinders at the Velvet Stair

Your hands were careful light

On a glass of rain

You said my lonely name

Like it could stop the pain

The band played low and sweet

Under moonlit lace

I learned your kind of grace

Then watched it leave the place

And the clock hand turned

Like it knew my name

I held my breath

Then I let it change

The ash fell soft

On my satin skin

I smiled at the door

And let you in

Cinders at the Velvet Stair

Velvet stair

I’m still there, I’m still there

I'm still there

Kiss me slow

Then let me go

Cinders at the Velvet Stair

If I was once a flame

I was yours to see

Now I’m only glow

In a memory

Take the little ash

From the edge of my gown

Love me like a wish

Then lay me down

Cinders at the Velvet Stair

Velvet stair

I’m still there, I’m still there

I'm still there

Kiss me slow

Then let me go

Cinders at the Velvet Stair