0031 Velvet Scratch

Mm, late room, low lamp

I let the rhythm sit close

(ooh) I came in soft,

but the floor made space No rush in the air,

just time and taste Wurlitzer dust on a sideways chord Kick and

snare talk low, never forced I trace one thought till it turns

to gold Cool in my chest,

but the hands stay warm I say less now,

let the backbeat prove it If the room leans in,

then we move with it

Stay in the pocket with me tonight Slow little fire,

holding us right You don't have to say it loud

I can feel the room turn round Stay in the pocket,

nice and easy Sweet low motion,

clean and breezy (ooh)

keep it close (ooh)

never force I know that look,

half grin, half guard Like you got stories cut deep in the

cards We don't need much for a real good scene Just a

lamp, that groove, and a tone that leans My voice rides plain,

no smoke, no glaze Just breath on the bar line,

honest and raised If I brush that note and it lands,

let it linger If I drop that line,

let it ring in your fingers

Hold that frame

Don't let it break

Soft on soft That kind of weight (ahh)

I could stay

Stay in the pocket with me tonight Slow little fire,

holding us right

You don't have to say it loud

I can feel the room turn round Stay in the pocket,

nice and easy

Sweet low motion, clean and breezy (ooh) keep it close (ooh) never

force Low light, warm key,

slow fade in my mind Take that feeling with you (mm)