Varnish and Vice

[Intro]
[Verse]
The iron key turns slow
Where the winter shadows grow
Dust upon the marble floor
I step through the heavy door
Silver light on velvet green
The ghosts of what I've seen
[Pre-Chorus]
The harpsichord is out of tune
Underneath the frozen moon
They watch me from the wall
Waiting for my final fall
[Chorus]
Oh, see the cracked varnish peel
Nothing here was ever real
Gilded frames and hollow eyes
Dressed in all your painted lies
I gave up the crown of gold
To keep my spirit from being sold
[Post-Chorus]
(Ah, ah, ah)
The silence is a symphony
(Ah, ah, ah)
You can't take this back from me
[Verse]
The Duchess wears a lace shroud
She was always far too proud
Moths have eaten through the red
Of the life she never led
My brush knew every hidden scar
I saw exactly who you are
[Pre-Chorus]
Leaded glass and skylight grey
Wash the arrogance away
Midnight is my only friend
Where the noble stories end
[Chorus]
Oh, see the cracked varnish peel
Nothing here was ever real
Gilded frames and hollow eyes
Dressed in all your painted lies
I gave up the crown of gold
To keep my spirit from being sold
[Bridge]
Strike the drum, the timpani
I am finally, truly free
Let the bass clarinet moan
On this cold and silent throne
You are trapped in oil and ink
While I stand upon the brink
[Interlude]
[Verse]
I painted grace into your face
To hide the rot of this dark place
But tonight the colors fade
In the mess that you have made
I walk away with empty hands
Across these ruined, hollow lands
[Chorus]
Oh, see the cracked varnish peel
Nothing here was ever real
Gilded frames and hollow eyes
Dressed in all your painted lies
I gave up the crown of gold
To keep my spirit from being sold
[Post-Chorus]
(Ah, ah, ah)
The silence is a symphony
(Ah, ah, ah)
You can't take this back from me
[Outro]