TORCH THE VELVET

Intro Amp crackle. Pick scrape. Breath in. Verse 1 Velvet ropes don’t impress me none I seen backstage noses run White powder on a silver tongue While they toast to a hollow win You call it energy, I call it rot Seen careers die on a bathroom spot Seen so-called legends forgot What real hunger actually got I stepped close once, felt that spike Heart beat wrong, pupils bright Didn’t feel powerful, didn’t feel right Felt like sellin’ my soul for a rented night Hook Roll One & Chill, slow burn code Let the six strings overload Gelato Glow Records paved this road Brick by brick, not fast mode Roll it heavy, breathe it deep We don’t fold, we don’t leap Into cheap highs sold as elite We build slow, concrete feet Verse 2 I seen boys get twitchy pre-show Talking wild but moving slow Nose red but they swear they glow That illusion fragile though White lines ain’t a crown They a leash when the walls come down Seen kings trade gold for a gram Then drown without a sound My vice measured, I ain’t blind Leaf unwind the racing mind But I don’t snort what steal your spine That ain’t strength, that’s decline Bridge Guitar screaming through feedback hiss Kick drum hit like closed fist This blues don’t miss It document the abyss Verse 3 Independent, no sponsor chain No corporate leash around my brain We weather drought and we endure rain Without synthetic campaign Gelato Glow Sessions stamp the tape No sugar glaze, no fake shape Just work ethic and escape Through strings that scrape Outro Torch the velvet, burn the stage Truth louder than cocaine rage We age Uncaged