Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Your photograph lies in the circle of salt
As incense fills the air with memory's scent
I trace these symbols through the candlelight
Desperate invocations, ancient and wild
My hands are stained with wax and longing
Each ritual draws me deeper into this night
I'll break every sacred law to bring you back
Till morning comes to wash my sins away
[Chorus]
Every candle burns your name
Every candle burns your name
(Burns your name, burns eternal)
Every candle burns your name
Like fire in my veins
[Verse 2]
Black roses wilt upon my altar to you
Their petals scattered like the pieces of us
I speak the words in tongues long forgotten
Each syllable a plea to pierce the veil
The smoke forms patterns in the darkness
And in them I see your face again
These offerings grow more desperate by the hour
My blood mixed with the wax that drips for you
[Chorus]
Every candle burns your name
Every candle burns your name
(Burns your name, burns eternal)
Every candle burns your name
Like fire in my veins
[Bridge]
The spirits answer with silence
The cards reveal what I feared
No power can bridge this distance
You've moved beyond my sphere
[Verse 3]
Still I light another flame for you
Though my fingers blister from the heat
The books of power lie exhausted
Their pages torn and stained with tears
I draw the circles smaller, tighter
Till they close in like a cage around my heart
The smoke burns black against the ceiling
But you remain beyond my reach
[Chorus]
Every candle burns your name
Every candle burns your name
(Burns your name, burns eternal)
Every candle burns your name
Every candle burns your name
Like fire in my veins
[Fade out with ritual drums]