Single · 2026
Petunia and I
"Velvet Trap" slinks in on a driving bassline and wah-wah guitar, casting its narrator as the shadow on the stair you can't stop chasing. Sultry, reverb-soaked vocals turn seduction into something dangerous and hypnotic — a 1970s hard rock séance where love and self-destruction blur. It's the sound of knowing better and walking in anyway.
Lyrics
I’m the whisper in the hallway, I’m the shadow on the stair
With a dress made of moonlight and a dangerous kind of flare
You say you’re running from the demon, but you’re walking to my door
Begging for a little something, asking me for more
Oh, you’re playing with the fire, can you feel the heat arise?
There’s a stormy kind of secret hidden deep behind my eyes
I’m the trouble in your pocket, I’m the habit you can't break
Tell me, darling, is this love or just a beautiful mistake?
The saints are closing windows, the angels turn away
When the twilight starts to shimmer, that’s when I come out to play
Don’t try to fight the rhythm, don’t try to cut the line
You’re already in the velvet trap, and baby, you are mine
Oh, you’re playing with the fire, can you feel the heat arise?
There’s a stormy kind of secret hidden deep behind my eyes
I’m the trouble in your pocket, I’m the habit you can't break
Tell me, darling, is this love or just a beautiful mistake?
Yeah, just a beautiful mistake...
Running to the flame.
You’ll never be the same.