Story Behind The Song

I wrote this song to talk about personal empowerment, spiritual awakening, and the exhilaration of being fully alive in the moment. Velvet skies title was picked for it's pervasive mentions in music, art, horticulture, planetary, and more.

Song Description

"Under Velvet Skies" is a song of awakening and self-discovery set against the backdrop of a glowing, dreamlike city at night. The narrator walks alone through glittering streets but feels deeply alive, guided by an inner fire and a mysterious, almost spiritual vision calling from the shadows. Through imagery of moonlight, rhythm, and color, the song celebrates transformation, passion, and connection to something greater--an emotional rebirth under the beauty of the night. It's both sensual and transcendent, blending urban energy with a sense of timeless wonder.

Lyrics

VELVET SKIES (Kenneth E. Ashby)

City lights, emerald green
Glitter streets, sparkling dreams
I walk alone but don't feel cold
An eternal fire burning in my soul

Behind the midnight shadow's mystery
A deep, deep vision calling me

Under Velvet skies I, I rise
A crimson glow in my, my eyes
Every step a spark of love ignites
I'm alive I'm alive I'm alive

Under Velvet skies I, I rise
A crimson glow in my, my eyes
Every step a spark of love ignites
I'm alive I'm alive I'm alive

Fingertips trace the edge of light
Moonlight softness paints the night
The rhythm on the wind pulls me in
A golden dance ripples through my skin

Behind the midnight shadow's mystery
A deep, deep vision calling me

Under Velvet skies I, I rise
A crimson glow in my, my eyes
Every step a spark of love ignites
I'm alive I'm alive I'm alive

Under Velvet skies I, I rise
A crimson glow in my, my eyes
Every step a spark of love ignites
I'm alive I'm alive I'm alive