Velvet Coffin

Lyrics

[Intro] The chapel clock forgets to chime Your hand is warm, mine lost to time [Verse 1] You found me where the yew trees lean Past iron gates and winter green A silver locket at your throat A name I swore I’d never know You asked me why I never stayed To watch the morning fill the shade I turned away, but you came near And made eternity feel fear [Pre-Chorus] If love is mercy, let it hurt If dawn is coming, make it first [Chorus] Kiss me beneath the blackened rose Before the last red petal goes I’ll trade the centuries I’ve worn For one brief night beside your dawn If heaven bars its golden door I’ll meet you where the dead bells roar Your heartbeat is the only proof That something living reached the truth [Verse 2] We danced through rooms of dust and lace Moonlight trembling on your face You read the letters buried deep Of every vow I couldn’t keep But spring arrived on quiet feet And put the roses in the street You held my cheek against your own While I felt winter claim the stone [Pre-Chorus] Say you don’t fear the blood-red sky Say you can love me when I die [Chorus] Kiss me beneath the blackened rose Before the last red petal goes I’ll trade the centuries I’ve worn For one brief night beside your dawn If heaven bars its golden door I’ll meet you where the dead bells roar Your heartbeat is the only proof That something living reached the truth [Bridge] At midnight, take this ancient ring No curse can sever everything When your last breath leaves your chest I’ll carry you where time can rest And if the grave should call your name I’ll cross the dark and find you there No sun, no god, no closing gate Can make me late [Final Chorus] Kiss me beneath the blackened rose Where every sleeping secret knows I gave you all the years I stole You gave a sunrise to my soul If heaven bars its golden door I’ll meet you where the dead bells roar Your heartbeat is the only proof That death could never make me lose you [Outro] The chapel clock begins to chime Your hand is cold, but still in mine