Velvet Metronome

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You sketch stars On a coffee cup lid Laugh, then hide it Like a secret map home You tap time On the back of my hand Little snaps, soft pops Set my pulse on a roll [Chorus] You’re my velvet metronome Clicking in my chest, keeping me in time When the whole room rushes on You slow it to a sway, you sharpen every line Oh, my velvet metronome Every stuttered breath, every skip, every slide All my tangled rhythm Falling into stride [Verse 2] You walk fast But your eyes drift slow Reading strangers Like a worn paperback You hum hooks Into paper-thin air I catch fragments And they won’t give me back [Chorus] You’re my velvet metronome Clicking in my chest, keeping me in time When the whole room rushes on You slow it to a sway, you sharpen every line Oh, my velvet metronome Every stuttered breath, every skip, every slide All my tangled rhythm Falling into stride [Bridge] [beatbox break underneath soft vocal] Close, then closer Breath on my neck, on the offbeat Hands on shoulders We count in two, then in three If the world starts racing Let it blur, let it roam I will hear you pacing Like a soft drum under bone [Chorus] You’re my velvet metronome Clicking in my chest, keeping me in time When the whole room rushes on You slow it to a sway, you sharpen every line Oh, my velvet metronome Every stuttered breath, every skip, every slide All my tangled rhythm Falling into stride