My Reinvention

"Don't Look Back (Reinvention)"

 I'm gonna carve out my eyes
and replace them with daggers
I'm gonna cut out my tongue
and put a pistol in there
I'm setting fire to this house
and every single bridge
when it's burned to the ground
then my future begins

*it's cold inside, on the floor
I can't breathe anymore
my eyes are dry, there's the door
I won't bleed anymore
now bring me in, pour me out
you know what it's about
no more fear, no more doubt
now it's time I walk out
if you can't hold me,
you can't stop me*

I'm gonna slice every vein
and fill up with poison
I'm gonna sever every finger
one for every reason
I'm setting fire to this house
and every single bridge
when it's burned to the ground
I still won't let you in

*it's cold inside, on the floor
I can't breathe anymore
my eyes are dry, there's the door
I won't bleed anymore
now bring me in, pour me out
you know what it's about
no more fear, no more doubt
now it's time to walk out
if you can't stop me,
you can't hold me*

I won't look back
I'll never look back
I won't look back
don't ever look back
you can't stop me


~RileyVelvet

Psychotica

"Disconnection"

I hate to have to disconnect my phone
but it's a hell of a lot better than waking up alone

it's psychotic
how hypnotic, you can be to me
it's ironic
how psychotic, I turned out to be

I hate to have to disconnect my phone
but it's a hell of a lot better than waking up alone

I hate when you insinuate
I hate the way you mediate
how much more will you take?
your sincerity is just so fake

I hate to have to disconnect my phone
but it's a hell of a lot better than waking up alone

you see what's happening?
you see how I'm missing?
you did this
on purpose

I hate to have to disconnect my phone
but it's a hell of a lot better than waking up alone

you did this
on purpose


~RileyVelvety

Too Much, Too Much

"Too Hot, Too Bright"

I never asked for you
I only knew your name
When I fell into you
I started the game

I gave up too much, too fast
You couldn't control your compulsions
Together, inside we crashed
We were too close to clear the explosion

You never wanted me
You only wanted the fame
My blind eyes didn't see
We're just pawns in a game

I gave up too much, too fast
You couldn't control your compulsions
Together, inside we crashed
We were too close to clear the explosion

Love could have been ours, you know
But the flame was too hot, too bright
We blew it out before it could grow
The roots of our hearts too fragile and light

The flame was too hot, too bright
It was all too much, too much
Muscles too weak to fight
It was all too much, too much


~RileyVelvet

This Could Be Fatal

"Fatal Reality"

if you wanted me to cry
you should have given me more
standing on your unsteady lies
that's what my honesty is for

all you did was give me more ammo
just wait until i unload
how else will anyone like you learn?
i promise, this world will burn

*baby, you're nothing new
and i've seen it all
baby, this is nothing new
and you're nothing at all*

you're a nightmare in a tuxedo
i'm the dream you tried to disguise
exposed, oh where will you go?
you're nothing without your lies

all you did was give me reason to move
just wait until i'm in love
how else will anyone like you learn?
i promise, your world will burn

*baby, you're nothing new
and i've tasted it all
baby, this is nothing new
and you're nothing at all*

scream in my ears, make them bleed
leave me in tears, until i can't see
i promise you, this world will burn
i promise you, your world will burn


~RileyVelvet

LoveSick

"Found Wanting"

you keep your words simple
and your eyes deep in mine
but even in your silence, you scream
and i get lost in you every time

even if things don't turn out okay
you make me believe they will, always
because you love me from deep in your soul
and now i never want to be alone

skin and bones are all that separate
our hearts from colliding
you'd be mine if i trusted fate

but there's no way i'm hiding

i'm exposed and in the open

i'm exposed and i'm open

i've always kept to myself
and all i ever had was time
but now time means absolutely nothing
and i forever want you as mine

even if things don't turn out okay
you make me believe they will, always
because you love me from deep in your soul
and now i never want to be alone

skin and bones are all that separate
our hearts from colliding
you'd be mine if i trusted fate
but there's no way i'm hiding
i'm exposed and in the open
i'm exposed and i'm open

if love is a fire, i've been consumed
you fill my heart, i thought there was no room


~RileyVelvet

Light My Fire.

“Sparkler”

I’m the shadow of an angel, the heavy black before sleep

I never knew I had such long fangs

I kept my broken ribs in check, my liver shiny and clean

My smoky eyes shielded by fussy bangs

Don’t be afraid to touch me, honey

If I bite, it’s just how I show I care

Don’t be afraid to taste me, baby

If I bleed, promise you won’t stare

Just take me, just take me all in

You’re the promise inked in my lips, the grease from the machine

I never thought you’d have such soft skin

You kept your voice low, your small eyes from being seen

Your weapon of choice hidden well within

I’m not afraid to touch you, honey

If I bite, it’s just to show I care

I’m not afraid to taste you, baby

If I bleed, promise you won’t stare

Just take me, just take me all in

Who knew I’d be such a firecracker?

If you can’t take the heat, don’t play with my fire

Who knew your legs would light such a spark?

If you can’t take the heat, don’t play with this fire

~RileyVelvet

Like Taylor Swift, Much?

"You And Your Rubber Bullets"

i wanna take your world and paint it all red
and watch you choke on everything you ever said
but there's no use in it because you're already dead
so i'll just turn my back and look away instead
i'm not the rat in your cage anymore
but it's not blood running through my veins
i'm not your tiny soldier anymore
so you'd be wise to release the reins

*baby, you had me but you let me go
what you could've had, you'll never know
now you stare up at me from 50 below
you'll call out to me, but i'll answer "no."*

i wanna take your lips and stitch them up tight
and watch you burn as you're consumed in light
but it's no use because you're out of my sight
so i'll laugh to myself as you lose your own fight
i'm not your spoiled princess anymore
but i'm the queen of my own kingdom now
i'm not a fake trophy anymore
so you'd be wise to learn a new anthem now

*honey, you found me but you let me go
what you could've had, you'll never know
now your cold heart is 60 below
you'll reach for me, but i'll answer "no."*

you may have wounded me, but you'll never keep me down
you may have won the battle, but this war is mine now
you may have wounded me, but you'll never keep me down
you may have won the battle, but this war is mine now

~RileyVelvet