Behind the Velvet Mask

[Intro – piano + choir]
(soft piano, distant choir, echo)

In the dark… I remain…
In the silence… call my name…

[Verse 1]
Shadows dancing on the walls
Hear the whisper as it calls
Every step you try to hide
Still I’m standing by your side

In the echoes of your fear
I am closer than you hear
Every breath you try to take
Leads you deeper in my wake

[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t turn away…
You’ll never escape…

[Chorus]
Behind the velvet mask I breathe
A silent world you cannot see
Oh-oh, I’m closer than the night
Ah-ah, I’m living in your light

Behind the voice inside your mind
A truth you’ll never leave behind
Oh-oh, no matter where you run
Ah-ah, we’re already one

[Verse 2]
Fading candles, trembling flame
Say my hidden, broken name
In your dreams I take control
Every whisper fills your soul

You can fight, you can deny
Still you hear my lullaby
In the dark where secrets stay
I will never fade away

[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the sound…
Don’t turn around…

[Chorus]
Behind the velvet mask I breathe
A silent world you cannot see
Oh-oh, I’m closer than the night
Ah-ah, I’m living in your light

Behind the voice inside your mind
A truth you’ll never leave behind
Oh-oh, no matter where you run
Ah-ah, we’re already one

[Bridge – duet style]
(soft female voice)
“Is it you… or just a dream…?”

(male, deeper)
“I’m the shadow in between…”

(both layered)
Stay… don’t break away…
You belong inside the sound…

[Final Chorus – epic]
Behind the velvet mask I rise
Reflected in your hidden eyes
Oh-oh, there’s nowhere left to hide
Ah-ah, I’m always by your side

[Outro – fading piano]
In the dark…
We remain…