Silk Route Sins
Track 27 of Velvet Altitude
[ Lyrics ]
Silk route sins, you whisper in my ear, Silk route sins, I shouldn’t wanna hear. Backstage perfume and a glance too long, your wedding band tucked beneath your song. Fingers in my hair, voice like a blade, saying, ‘No one has to know the games we’ve played.’ I’ve kissed a thousand lies in hotel halls, but this one burns like silk down my walls. You taste like trouble with a tailored suit, and every ‘don’t’ just leads to ‘shoot.’ I know I should pull away, but the dark feels like champagne. One more night, one more sin, let the guilt begin again. Silk route sins you whisper in my ear, secrets wrapped in luxury and fear. Silk route sins, I’m falling deep— don’t tell me this was never meant to be. — layered and wide Tokyo to Paris, you meet me mid-flight, no names, no numbers, just heat through the night. Your wife thinks you’re working, your crew thinks you’re high, I’m just the muse in your lullaby. We write our story in lipstick and smoke, one wrong photo and it’s all broke. But I don’t care — just feel your touch, ‘cause even wrong love hurts less than enough. I know it’s fire, I know it’s wrong, but I’ve been lonely way too long. One more lie, one more grin, let the chaos pull me in. I don’t need a name, I don’t need a ring, just your hands like prayers when the angels don’t sing. We’re not in love — we’re just in want, in a world that’s spinning too fast to daunt. Silk route sins you whisper in my ear, secrets wrapped in luxury and fear. Silk route sins, I’m falling deep— don’t tell me this was never meant to be. Silk route sins — whisper in my ear — don’t tell me… Silk route sins… Yeah… I’ll never speak your name.