Blue Velvet Dress

Standing under the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Wearing my blue velvet dress, peach on my lips

Holding my black guitar like without it I might break

That's the night everything changed

Feeling your eyes behind each lens

Smiling so well no one knows that it's pretend

And I'd painted over every red streak down my face

That's the night everything changed

And I'm still stuck at New Year's Eve 2021

It's killing me

Up there in my favourite blue velvet dress

Singing to strangers, my heart in shreds

'Cause nobody knew that I'd just lost you

But holding white knuckles to the past

Like if I squeeze tight enough, it'll change it's path

I'm living like I never stepped down from that stage

Well, it's time something changed

'Cause I've been stuck at New Year's Eve 2021

And it's killing me

Still wearing that favourite blue velvet dress

Singing to strangers, my heart in shreds

But I'm seeing it now like I couldn't before

Blue velvet was the colour I wore

But I don't wanna wear this damn dress anymore

I'm zipping it down, I'm taking it off

I'm finding a new one, something sparkling and bright

Something for the future and not for that night

Because I'm seeing it now

Like I couldn't before

That blue velvet ain't my colour no more