Milo Nova - Velvet Wounds Lyrics

[Intro]
Velvet on my skin, but I'm bleeding underneath
Family portraits smile while my soul tries to breathe
Can't tell what's real, can't tell what's fake
Living in this mansion full of hearts that break

[Verse 1]
Designer suits to hide the bruises on my mind
Champagne tears, yeah, we keep it refined
Grandma's pearls wrapped around my throat
Choking on traditions that they force-fed and wrote
Silent dinners, crystal glasses clink
While I'm drowning in the thoughts I cannot think
Daddy's money built these golden walls
But can't fix the emptiness when darkness calls

[Chorus]
Velvet wounds, they don't show
But underneath the fabric, yeah, they grow
Velvet wounds, they run deep
Living in this mansion where I cannot sleep
F*ck these velvet wounds, they're all I know
Pretty little prison where we put on shows
(Where we put on shows)

[Verse 2]
Sunday service, we all play pretend
Cross around my neck, but God ain't my friend
Mama's perfect smile hides her pills
Empty conversations over windowsills
Got these demons dancing in my head
While they tell me that I'm blessed, I feel dead
Trust fund baby with a broken core
Can't buy peace when trauma's knocking at your door

[Bridge]
Silk sheets can't wipe away these tears
Heritage of pain built up through years
Watch me crumble in my Gucci fits
While my soul just splits and splits and splits

[Chorus]
Velvet wounds, they don't show
But underneath the fabric, yeah, they grow
Velvet wounds, they run deep
Living in this mansion where I cannot sleep
F*ck these velvet wounds, they're all I know
Pretty little prison where we put on shows
(Where we put on shows)

[Outro]
Velvet on my skin...
But I'm bleeding underneath...
Family portraits smile...
While my soul tries to breathe...
(Tries to breathe...)