"Velvet Ring" - Big Thief

Chilled
in the kitchen

of a city
tomb

The light
would flicker

like a violent
womb

The night
was thicker

than a smoky
fume

Eliza waited
in her room

Ben,
he loved her

like he loved
no one

The way
she laughed

and held
a smoking gun

The way she
always said

"What's done
is done"

And he is not
the only one

Love is a
gentle thing

Yours is thicker
than a velvet ring

Yours is thicker
than a velvet ring

A victim
here with a

sharp, sharp
blade

And Ben,
he knew how

she was
getting paid

Her water
broke,

and they would
have to wait

And when
he knew

that she
was fooling

He faced
the mirror

to avoid
the thing

We're out
of money,

and we've
sold the bling

And I just wanna
take you home

I just wanna
take you home

Love is
a gentle thing

Yours is thicker
than a velvet ring

Yours is thicker
than a velvet ring

And I'm
wondering

Ring

And I'm
wondering