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

Until This House Lives

"Until This House Lives"

in this empty house we once found love
but i don't think i'm what you're dreaming of
savor my presence, remember this taste
all your precious tales have all gone to waste
your scratchy fingers used to trace my spine
my shivers from top to bottom turned to trembles
but never mind them, you're still mine all mine
tape my eyes, wrap my hands cause i'm ready for it

the truth is
we live until we die
we smile until we cry
speak truth until we lie
question everything until we know why

if only i could reach inside
taste what's running through your veins
then i'd know that love exists
then i'd know i can be tamed
if only i could steal your eyes
see the things you see in me
then i'd know that i still exist
then i'd know you'll never leave

the truth is
we live until we die
we smile until we cry
speak truth until we lie
question everything until we know why

don't sever your hands, my darling!
for you won't be able to reach me when i call
but alas, your ears are burning
and all my my worlds are starting to fall

the truth is
i live until i die
i smile until i cry
speak truth until i lie
question everything until i know why


~RileyVelvet