"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