"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