Under the Floor of Everything

Lyrics

[Intro] Four knocks under the library floor A brass key turns, then turns once more [Verse 1] You left a mark on the atlas spine A circle cut through the county line At quarter past, by the water clock You wore no crest, I wore no lock The room was warm with borrowed names Wax on the table, blue window panes You said, “Keep quiet, count to nine” Then placed a black envelope in mine [Pre-Chorus] No oath is written where the ink can fade We trade our faces in the choices made [Chorus] We meet where the old bells never ring Under the floor of everything Raise one hand, let the other hide Keep the door on the inside If you know, you know the sign A silver thread and a crooked line When the whole world asks who we are We point to the dark and call it a star [Verse 2] The names were filed in a cedar drawer Some had vanished years before A woman laughed behind a veil And slid three matchbooks down the rail Your password changed with every moon Mine was a number carved in a spoon At dawn we burned the paper trail And watched the smoke climb through the veil [Pre-Chorus] No oath is spoken for an audience The truest vows are made in consequence [Chorus] We meet where the old bells never ring Under the floor of everything Raise one hand, let the other hide Keep the door on the inside If you know, you know the sign A silver thread and a crooked line When the whole world asks who we are We point to the dark and call it a star [Bridge] You asked me why I came alone I said the group is not a throne It is a map beneath the map A quiet hand that closes gaps And if tomorrow breaks the seal Will you deny the way you feel? [Final Chorus] We meet where the old bells never ring Under the floor of everything Raise one hand, let the other hide Keep the door on the inside If you know, you know the sign A silver thread and a crooked line When the whole world asks who we are We point to the dark and call it a star [Outro] Four knocks fade beneath the floor The brass key turns no more