Lyrics

My Velvet Illusion
©2025 John Kirby. TaoNZen Productions @ Area 51 Studio. All Rights Reserved

[Intro]
I painted love across your eyes,
Five years of silence dressed in disguise.
Every laugh, I swore it meant more,
A velvet flame I couldn’t ignore.

[Verse 1]
I took my ring and laid it aside,
Hoping your love would step inside.
A circle broken, a vow undone,
I reached for fire, but touched no sun.

[Chorus 1]
I reached for your hand, thought you'd stay,
But rejection tore my dream away.
Velvet illusion surrounding me,
Truth was hidden, never meant for me.

[Verse 2 ]
The band lay cold on the table’s edge,
A jilted heart carved in a fragile pledge.
I reached for you, but you recoiled fast,
A brutal truth—no love to mask.

[Chorus 2]
I reached for stars, but you pulled away,
A jilted heart left in disarray.
Velvet illusion surrounding me,
Truth was brutal, never meant for me.

[Bridge]
Now I’m the ghost they talk about,
Dreams dissolved, the fire burned out.
I chased the light, it slipped through sand,
Remorse is carved into my hands.

[Outro ]
Velvet skies dissolve to gray,
Illusion shattered, I’m cast away.
Your recoil echoes endlessly,
A jilted heart, my tragedy.