"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