Black Velvet Prayer (Acapella Mix) Lyrics

Cigarette smoke curls in the amber light

I'm drowning in the silence of another empty night

Whispers like razors cut across my skin

The devil's at the door, and I let him in

Black velvet prayer, in the shadow of despair

A hymn for the broken, the lost who never care

The world keeps spinning, but I stand still

Caught in the grip of my own free will

A bottle of bourbon, the remedy I crave

The past like a chain drags me deeper to the grave

Your name's a curse that lingers on my lips

A ghost I can't shake, a wound I can't stitch

Black velvet prayer, in the shadow of despair

A hymn for the broken, the lost who never care

The world keeps spinning, but I stand still

Caught in the grip of my own free will

So I'll sing my black velvet prayer once more

In the hollow of the night, behind a lock and door

The wind whispers softly, but no one will hear

As I disappear