"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

     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

     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