Velvet Lies
A fusion of acid jazz and jazzy hip hop. Switches from 96 BPM (hip hop section) to 100 BPM with a jazz groove. Key is Bb minor. Intro: Rhodes piano + vinyl noise. Groove 1: Live acid jazz band (swing drums, bass, Rhodes piano, guitar, horns). Switch to hip hop beat: boom bap drums, dusty kick/snare, jazz sample feeling, light scratching. Bass: warm and melodic. Chords: jazzy expanded harmonies. Vocals: soulful female lead (smooth and expressive). Rap: relaxed, intelligent flow, rhythmic but relaxed, De La Soul style. Arrangement: Intro → Verse → Chorus → Beat switch → Rap → Groove return → Chorus → Bridge → Final chorus. Mix: Warm, analog and slightly dusty in the hip hop section, clean and wide in the jazz part. Mood: sophisticated, urban, late night, thoughtful but groovy.
Velvet Lies
A fusion of acid jazz and jazzy hip hop. Switches from 96 BPM (hip hop section) to 100 BPM with a jazz groove. Key is Bb minor. Intro: Rhodes piano + vinyl noise. Groove 1: Live acid jazz band (swing drums, bass, Rhodes piano, guitar, horns). Switch to hip hop beat: boom bap drums, dusty kick/snare, jazz sample feeling, light scratching. Bass: warm and melodic. Chords: jazzy expanded harmonies. Vocals: soulful female lead (smooth and expressive). Rap: relaxed, intelligent flow, rhythmic but relaxed, De La Soul style. Arrangement: Intro → Verse → Chorus → Beat switch → Rap → Groove return → Chorus → Bridge → Final chorus. Mix: Warm, analog and slightly dusty in the hip hop section, clean and wide in the jazz part. Mood: sophisticated, urban, late night, thoughtful but groovy.
Lyrics
Verse 1 l
Midnight whispers in your tone
You say you care but it’s overblown
Velvet words that fade too fast
Like a future built on the past
Pre-Chorus
I see through every line you say
You pull me close then drift away
Chorus
Don’t keep me in the dark tonight
I need your truth, not alibis
No more shadows, no more lies
Let me see you in the light
Rap Verse
Uh, check it
Slide through the groove with a jazzy intention
No need for the stress or the half-step tension
You talk in circles like a vinyl loop
But I’m cutting through the noise with a cleaner truth
See, love ain’t a puzzle or a coded phrase
No maze, no phase, no hide-and-seek days
If you feel it then speak it, let it breathe in the air
Not a ghost in the room like you’re never there
I’m vibing on a higher note, lighter flow
No drama in the tempo, let the honesty show
From the soul to the rhythm, let it naturally grow
If it’s real, let it ride—if not, let it go
Hook
Don’t keep me… don’t keep me…
Lead: Don’t keep me in the dark
Verse 2
City lights reflect your face
But I still feel that empty space
Every word just out of reach
Like a lesson you won’t teach
Chorus
Don’t keep me in the dark tonight
I need your truth, not alibis
No more shadows, no more lies
Let me see you in the light
Bridge
If you’re real, then show me now
No more silence, no more doubt
Final Chorus
Don’t keep me in the dark tonight
No more shadows, no more lies