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Velvet Ring Lyrics
[Intro]
Two, three, four
[Verse 1]
Shoved in the kitchen of a city tomb
The light would flicker like a violent womb
The night was thicker than a smoky fume
And Liza waited in her room
Benny loved her like he loved no one
The way she'd laugh and held a smoking gun
The way she always said, "What's done is done."
And he was not the only one
[Chorus]
Love is a gentle thing
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
[Verse 2]
A victim healer with a sharp, sharp blade
Benny knew how she was getting paid
Her water broke and they would have to wade
And when he knew that she was fooling
He faced the mirror to avoid the thing
We're outta money and we've sold the bling
And I just wanna take you home, I just wanna take you home
Two, three, four
[Verse 1]
Shoved in the kitchen of a city tomb
The light would flicker like a violent womb
The night was thicker than a smoky fume
And Liza waited in her room
Benny loved her like he loved no one
The way she'd laugh and held a smoking gun
The way she always said, "What's done is done."
And he was not the only one
[Chorus]
Love is a gentle thing
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
[Verse 2]
A victim healer with a sharp, sharp blade
Benny knew how she was getting paid
Her water broke and they would have to wade
And when he knew that she was fooling
He faced the mirror to avoid the thing
We're outta money and we've sold the bling
And I just wanna take you home, I just wanna take you home
[Chorus]
Love is a gentle thing
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
And I am wandering, —ring
I am wandering
[Instrumental outro]
Love is a gentle thing
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
And I am wandering, —ring
I am wandering
[Instrumental outro]
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Velvet Ring is about a couple but the woman, named Liza, is prostituting herself. The man, Benny, is aware of this which is shown in the line “Benny know how she was getting paid.” After this Liza becomes pregnant and although her and Benny struggle with money he decides to stay with her because their love for each other is so strong.
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Recorded At
Lake Champlain, Essex, New York
Released on
May 27, 2016
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