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Dark and Velvet Nights Lyrics by David Gilmour

Luck and Strange [Blu-Ray Version]

2024

[Verse 1]
I didn't think that this could be
All that unto death do we
'Til you managed the lock and magicked the key
After a night of hard drinking and ecstasy
[Chorus]
It's softer than words that are spoken
Blackened on paper that's shredded and torn
Or carved into stones lying shattered and broken
Branches beckoned along the wrong path
Winding up in the past
[Verse 2]
And this dark and velvet night
That surrounds us
This dark and velvet night
I will wrap around us
[Chorus]
It's softer than words that are spoken
Or painted as slogans and flung to the lions
Written on slips as the punters wait smoking
A leap of faith, the odds sky-high
Said goodbye to your place or mine
[Bridge]
Don't like to make promises that I can't keep
Don't want to hurt this old heart or wreck my sleep
Thinking how will we part?
Will I hold your hand or you be left holding mine?
Between this breath and then
There's this airlock of time
This airlock of time
[Verse 2]
And this dark and velvet night
That surrounds us
This dark and velvet night
I will wrap around us
[Chorus]
It's softer than words that were spoken
In the towers of great cities that toppled and drowned
Engraved on gold rings or some other love tokens
No walls, no bells to sanctify this dark and velvet night
[Outro: Guitar Solo]
Credits
David Gilmour

David Gilmour

About “Dark and Velvet Nights” by David Gilmour

Read the complete lyrics to "Dark and Velvet Nights" by David Gilmour from the album "Luck and Strange [Blu-Ray Version]" in 2024. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Soft Rock, UK, Rock.

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"Dark and Velvet Nights" appears on "Luck and Strange [Blu-Ray Version]" in 2024.

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