Midnight Velvet

Let the needle ride

The ice gives way inside your glass
You lift the needle, set it back
A thin blue line across your shoulder
The blinds let just enough light pass
You draw a circle on my wrist
I lose the sentence I was in
You ask me what I meant to say
I let you hear it with a kiss

Midnight velvet, let the needle ride
A little room with the world outside
Midnight velvet, take your time
Let the morning find your hand in mine

The last track ends; we leave it there
No need to hurry up the sound
Your overnight bag by the doorway
Hasn't made it off the ground
You ask me where I keep the coffee
Like staying might be something real
I clear a place beside my toothbrush
You smile at what I didn't say

Midnight velvet, let the needle ride
A little room with the world outside
Midnight velvet, take your time
Let the morning find your hand in mine

I don't just want the flattering light
Or who we are when music plays
I want the voice that asks for coffee
I want you here beyond the haze

Midnight velvet, let the needle ride
Let a little morning find its way inside
Midnight velvet, no borrowed time
The daylight finds your hand in mine

Midnight velvet
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