Velvet Voltage

[Verse 1]
The Tuesday night dust on her velvet platform shoes
Catches the flicker from the 10 o'clock news.
She traces the scuffs with a painted nail, a map of old grooves,
A tapestry woven from nothing but moves.

[Chorus]
She's got that cross-stitch cool, that embroidered strut
(Got that strut, yeah)
A whole pattern of trouble that nobody can cut.
(Can't cut that thread)

[Verse 2]
The sole's coming loose, a warm secret to keep,
While the rest of the block is pretending to sleep.
She says to the mirror, "This feeling runs deep,"
Her whole Friday feeling on a weeknight creep.

[Chorus]
She's got that cross-stitch cool, that embroidered strut
(Got that strut, yeah)
A whole pattern of trouble that nobody can cut.
(Can't cut that thread)

[Bridge]
(whispered, rhythmic)
The-thread-is-pulling-the-floor-is-calling-the-bass-is-falling-now
The seam of the sidewalk is starting to fray,
She's got a design to unravel the day.

[Chorus]
She's got that cross-stitch cool, that embroidered strut
(Got that strut, yeah)
A whole pattern of trouble that nobody can cut.
(Can't cut that thread)

[Outro]
Yeah, a stitch in time...
(She's coming through)