Flaws

"Flaws"

you could call me bad
you could call me mean
you could call me scared
but don't ever take me there

you could call me strange
you could call me out
you could call me i swear
just don't ever take me there

you could call me strange
you could call me scared
but don't ever take me there
you could call me bad
you could call me out
just don't ask what it's about

i'm not your enemy
but i just can't be beat
if you like it hot, well then i'll try
but i just can't be beat
can't be beat

you could call me strange
you could call me scared
but don't ever take me there
you could call me bad
you could call me out
just don't ask what it's about


~RileyVelvet

The Only Thing I Initiate is a Fight

"The Only Thing I Initiate is a Fight"

i like what i like
i won't like everything
i won't like what you like
you don't like anything
bag 'em and tag 'em
that's what i was taught
but don't ever let them
know they are caught
i'm a girl
i only initiate fights
when my fingers curl
i have one thing in my sights
i said what i said
and i'll say just about everything
i won't say what you said
you never said anything
spot 'em and flag 'em
that's what i was told
but i never really liked them
i'd rather stay out in the cold
i'm a girl
i only initiate fights
and nothing in the world
will ever make this right
you can tell me what to do
i'll just pretend to listen
i was taught to speak the truth
so never ever tell me when
i'm a girl
that's it, that's all
i'm only a girl
i'm only a girl


~RileyVelvet

"Beat It To Sleep"

"Beat It To Sleep"

my flesh stained with ink
this artwork, my mark left in blood
when there are no words to speak
silence sends one last message for good
i trained you
beat me to sleep
leave the collar on
beat me to sleep
treat me with respect, woman!
or i'll lay you down to rest
this flat pillow i sleep on
will only put me to the test
i felt you wince
beat me to sleep
toss prejudice out
beat me to sleep
my clothes stained in blood
your skin, my mark etched in deep
when pleading eyes close for good
no one remembers the images they've seen
you've left me
beat it to sleep
keep the lights on
beat it to sleep
beat me to sleep
beat it to sleep
beat yourself to sleep


~RileyVelvet

A Mile A Minute

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"A Mile A Minute"

i'll need some help
to cover up this bloody empty hand
i came up short
when i found your teeth in the sand

never give a little
give a little lie
if you can't save a little
save a little time

dreams escape
in a scar filled sky
this is how it ends
when blood runs dry

i'm gonna need help
covering up this empty coffin
i've become a tomb
containing the undead within

never give a little
give a little lie
if you can't lose a little
lose a little life

dreams escape
in a scar filled sky
this is how it ends
when blood runs dry
dreams escape
in a scar filled sky
this is how it ends
when blood runs dry


~RileyVelvet