[Intro]
(Jangly guitar riff, crisp drums, synth flourish)
[Verse 1]
I sip espresso black as night
In shades indoors, bathed in borrowed light
My turtleneck is deep marine
Discussing Kierkegaard, the scene unseen
I drop a name you've never heard
Pronounce it wrong, absorb the absurd
My vinyl collection, pristine and vast
Obscure B-sides from a forgotten past
[Chorus]
Oh, it's velvet obscurity
A carefully curated mystery
I speak in riddles, pose and preen
The most profound you've ever seen
In jangling chords and synth decay
I wear pretension every day
Velvet obscurity
[Verse 2]
My poetry's abstract, devoid of sense
A performance piece, a dense pretence
I critique the mainstream with a sneer
While secretly craving mass appeal, my dear
I name-drop films in languages rare
Pretend I watched them, lost in my own air
My taste is flawless, niche and deep
While common pleasures make me weep (with boredom, naturally)
[Chorus]
Oh, it's velvet obscurity
A carefully curated mystery
I speak in riddles, pose and preen
The most profound you've ever seen
In jangling chords and synth decay
I wear pretension every day
Velvet obscurity
[Bridge]
(Synth solo, slightly atonal, over driving bassline)
Is it real, or just a pose?
This intellectual camouflage I chose
To hide the void, the simple core?
Or build a wall, lock the door?
Does the obscure art truly move?
Or just a desperate need to prove...
[Chorus]
Oh, it's velvet obscurity
A carefully curated mystery
I speak in riddles, pose and preen
The most profound you've ever seen
In jangling chords and synth decay
I wear pretension every day
Velvet obscurity
[Outro]
(Jangly guitar riff repeats, synth washes over, drums fade, a final, slightly sour synth note hangs)
Velvet obscurity... yeah...
Fades...
