Sex is a Mistake

"A Virgin's Suicide"

your skin smells like passion to me
combine our sweat for perfect chemistry
your arms build a prison for me
from which I never want released

whisper your sweet desires
tell me how to please you
press your growl against my neck
release the beast inside you

*I love you on the inside
but your body is what satisfies*

your touch brings me to my knees
never thought I'd be so easy
if you really want to marry me
just let me call you baby

*I love you on the inside
but your body is what satisfies
I love you on the inside
but your body is what satisfies*

and when I start to quiver
baby we don't need forever

~RileyVelvet

Revenge is as ugly as Me

"Vengeance Is Mine"

your stare
cuts the temperature in half
your glare
turns the room into a gilded cage
I can see your fiery breath hanging in the air
would it kill you to know I didn't care?

*I feel your claws scraping my back
and now I know how to attack
but there is one thing that you lack
my fire
I could always turn around
but it's too late for that now
make your familiar sound
you liar
and when your heart breaks down
every piece touching the ground
and I'm nowhere to be found
you'll remember*

your eyes
reveal the secrets you thought were hidden
your lies
prove your act is all just smoke and mirrors
if your mask slipped could you be real for a minute?
or would you shrivel without a face hiding in it?

*I feel your claws scraping my back
and now I know how to attack
but there is one thing that you lack
my fire
I could always turn around
but it's too late for that now
make your familiar sound
you liar
and when your heart breaks down
every piece touching the ground
and I'm nowhere to be found
you'll remember
you'll remember
you'll remember*

but her speech is like razors
and I don't think she'd even notice me
advances don't seem to phase her
she's a lot harder when she breathes
she's a lot softer when she bleeds

*I feel your claws scraping my back
and now I know how to attack
but there is one thing that you lack
my fire
I could always turn around
but it's too late for that now
make your familiar sound
you liar
and when your heart breaks down
every piece touching the ground
and I'm nowhere to be found
you'll remember
you'll remember
you'll remember*

what retribution feels like
what my vengeance tastes like
so say goodnight
so say goodnight

~RileyVelvet

They Say The Mind Is A Battlefield

"Battles"

I used to lay my face to his chest
the beat of his heart matched my own
it was the place I felt safest
the fear in his eyes never once shown

I wasn't thinking how far I could fall
I would've sworn we'd beat all odds
I wasn't thinking of regretting it all
I really thought we'd beat the odds

I used to watch the screen light up
it made my heart skip every time
the sound of his voice used to be enough
but we used up every last line

I wasn't thinking how far I could go
I would've sworn we couldn't lie
I wasn't expecting to stoop so low
I could've sworn I saw you try

I used to say I'd never back down
I used to say I'd always be strong
I never thought I'd be upside down
I never thought I'd be so very wrong


~RileyVelvet

It Might Be Too Late

"Save Us"

I saw you as soon as I walked through the door
your hair reached to your shoulders and my jaw fell to the floor
and you said,
why are you all alone?

two years later and I finally had you to myself
but our love just wasn't ready so you put me on a shelf
and you said,
you're better off all alone

*but I know
that you'll need me one day
and you know
that it might be too late
to save us*

two more years later and you show up once again
but I stop you in your tracks and say we can just be friends
but you say,
I still love you, always

*but I know
that you'll need me one day
and you know
that it might be too late
to save us
to save us
to save us
to save us*

this story might sound happy but it never really ends
one will always give too much, and the other just pretends
so I'll say,
I will love you, always
always
always

*but I know
that you'll need me one day
and you know
that it might be too late
but I know
that you'll need me one day
and you know
that it might be too late
to save us
to save us
to save us
to save us*


~RileyVelvet

The Unseen

 "The Unseen"

how did we get here?
I used to be your best friend
now hope is replaced by fear
and it's looking more like the end
if I can be honest,
you're nothing like you once were
now it's a contest
and I always come out the loser
tell me you don't need me
and I promise I'll leave
you cringe at my every word
and you leave me feeling broken
your tongue is like the sword
my heart is dead from words spoken
my pleas are pointless
just shots in the dark
how long will you avoid this?
all we need now is a spark
ignite a future soaked in gasoline
consume it with flames of the unseen
show me exactly what you really mean
a nightmare beyond our wildest dreams
if I'm still the one who holds the key
then no one is as screwed up as me
I'll show you exactly what I mean
a nightmare beyond our wildest dreams

~RileyVelvet

Heavy Shell, Empty Hell

 "Heavy Shell, Empty Hell"

Not a day goes by that I don't regret
who I've become and the things I've tried to forget
I used to be pure, believe it or not
but losing your innocence will make your heart rot
now I'm just another wasted youth
I've built myself a heavy shell
I'm just another cause to lose
now I'm bound to my own hell
touch me and tell me my skin isn't frozen
tell me I'm not the one you've chosen
you could cry if I walked away
but unlike me, you'd smile again one day
now I'm just a waste of time
and you're too wasted to notice
I'm the empty void inside
and you deserve better than this
touch me, hold me, pull me close
tell me what I already know
bruise me, slice me, break the skin
bleed out the darkness within
have you ever felt like a monster?
every day it moves closer and closer...


~RileyVelvet

Long Live Riot [part I]

"Long Live Riot"

What will I do without my shadow?
How can my heart give what it no longer holds?
Though the halls are anything but silent,
this place is empty without you
More precious than gold,
and darker than blackest night
I don't know if I'll ever feel whole
Your shining eyes have lost their sight
Come back to me
Tell me it's all a dream
If you could've stayed by my side
Would you still be alive?
What will I do without my shadow?
How can I dry this river of tears?
Though I feel you around every corner,
all I really have is memory of this past year
I'll miss my pal until the day I end
Promise me you'll rest in peace, my friend.

<3

~RileyVelvet

Sea Blues

"Ocean Sickness"

Oh great captain

Turn your gaze upon me

I've pulled my chest open

Won't you bring me to my knees

I can't swim this whole ocean

With my hands tied to the floor

I can mimic every motion

But I don't breathe air anymore

My uniform is stained and tattered

I've been hiding from your gaze

If I return to you bruised and battered

Will you whisper secrets of your ways

Oh mighty Captain

Bring your hammer down

I've sliced my veins wide open

Won't you deliver me my crown

~RileyVelvet

My Kingdom is a Wasteland

"My Kingdom"

[Keep fighting the good fight, babe]

I was born in a chamber
made of metal and regrets
they call it a shelter
but they seem to forget
that our bodies still sweat
and I'm willing to bet
that I'm as good as it gets

I was born to wander alone

So I
I am an outlaw
and it won't be too long
until I make this my nest
no one can resist the sway of my hips
there is no one sitting at my right hand
I'm the queen of the apocalypse
and my kingdom is a wasteland

[Just stay out of her way]

when bombs are matched with bigotry
we're doomed to repeat history
their precious tower is collecting rust
and my skin is caked with all the dust
now we're ruled by lies and lust
betrayed by ones we're fooled to trust
who shield their faces in disgust

I was born to wander alone

so I
I am an outlaw
and it won't be too long
until I make this my nest
no one can resist the sway of my hips
there is no one sitting at my right hand
I'm the queen of the apocalypse
and my kingdom is a wasteland

never fear, children, mother is here
I will be your savior, I will dry your tears
when water becomes dirty, I will purify
every drop of blood spilled, I will justify

I am cursed to wander alone

so I
I am an outlaw
and it won't be too long
until I make this my nest
no one can resist the sway of my hips
there is no one sitting at my right hand
I'm the queen of the apocalypse
and my kingdom is a wasteland

I'm the Queen of the Apocalypse
and my Kingdom is a Wasteland


~RileyVelvet

The Dogs

"Dogs"

my mother, my mother was cold
she taught me not to sleep with vipers
I listened to what I was told
but I never learned
I'm no kind of doe
but I'll skin you alive
face me if you want to
look me straight in the eyes

*take me down to the river at midnight
tie my hands, whisper 'you will be alright'
magic moon, hide the hunger in your eyes
you will be alright, you will be alright*

daddy taught me how to fight
put a gun in my hand
taught me wrong and right
but I'll never be a man
he could never understand
there's something wrong with who I am

*wander down to the river at midnight
tie your hands, whisper 'I will be alright'
magic moon, hide the sickness in your eyes
you're all mine tonight, you're all mine tonight*

leave me at your bedside
begging for the nurse
I'm empty on the inside
filling up your hurt
fingers through strands of hair
dripping with my lies
leave me wide open
a surprise for your eyes

*stumble down to the river at midnight
slice your hands, 'cause this is my last time
magic moon, show the fury in our eyes
we're dying tonight, we're dying tonight*

'cause I'm the one you want
when the dogs come calling

~RileyVelvet

You Need To Know

"You Need To Know"

I've never been good at goodbyes
cause when I look into your eyes
I see the way things could be
I see the things you'd do to me
And I'm scared I won't be there

*All you need to know
is I can't breathe the same without you
please don't go
my life will never change without you
I promise I'll be better
regardless of where you go
you're my reason to be*

You're really not well, you know
you're too close to hold
you tell me you love me
but you live like you don't
are my scabs still bleeding?
my pieces were pulled apart
are these scars all you're seeing?
or is it just my cold dead heart?

*All you need to know
is I can't breathe the same without you
please don't go
my life will never change without you
I promise I'll be better
regardless of where you go
you're my reason to be*

will my skin be warm in time?
I don't want to be frigid forever
can I still trap your eyes?
I want to be the one you remember

*All you need to know
is I can't breathe the same without you
please don't go
my life will never change without you
I promise I'll be better
regardless of where you go
you're my reason to be
regardless of where you go
you're my reason to be*

~RileyVelvet

Isaiah 1:5-20

"The Prophet"

why do you want punishment?
must you rebel forever?
your head is hurt, your heart is sick
from head to toe you're covered
with cuts, bruises, wounds infected
your city's burned and neglected
abandoned like a watchman's shelter
left after the harvest is over

*your skin is dyed crimson
your mind is your only prison*

your sacrifice sickens me!
the fat from your goats and rams
the blood from your bulls and offerings
I've given you all I have!
but your incense burns my nose
and my voice, no one knows
I hate all your festivals!
they're nothing but a show
when you pray to me, I don't listen
you lift your hands but I turn away
they're covered with blood of the innocent
wash yourself clean of wicked ways!

*your skin is dyed crimson
your mind is your only prison*

come on now!
we'll argue this out
no matter how deep your stain
I'll wash it all away
from blackest black
to whitest white
please don't go back
I'll hold on tight

*your skin is dyed crimson
your mind is your only prison*

come on now!
we'll argue this out
no matter how deep your stain
I'll wash it all away!


~RileyVelvet