The Unfinished Bench

[Intro]
[Verse]
Ink stains on my fingertips
Rain hits the leaded glass
I hear the cello’s heavy hips
As the afternoon starts to pass
I tuck the vellum deep inside
Where the velvet lining starts to fray
With nowhere left for me to hide
In the fading light of day
[Pre-Chorus]
I leave the bench slightly ajar
Beneath the wood, a secret scar
The jasmine scent is drifting far
To find exactly where you are
[Chorus]
Oh, my ghost in the hall
Wait for the notes to fall
A sonata half-designed
For the heart I haven't signed
Rest your hands where mine have been
In the hush of the unseen
[Post-Chorus]
Stay here in the quiet
In the silver-threaded riot
Of the music left behind
For the soul I hope to find
[Verse]
You come when the candles burn low
To play the chords I didn’t know
Lute strings hum a hollow song
Where the shadows are thin and long
I find your smudge upon the page
A thumbprint from a different age
Though we are locked within this cage
You are the actor on my stage
[Pre-Chorus]
The vellum turns a golden hue
Waiting for a touch from you
The ink is wet, the ink is new
A quiet gift I’m passing through
[Chorus]
Oh, my ghost in the hall
Wait for the notes to fall
A sonata half-designed
For the heart I haven't signed
Rest your hands where mine have been
In the hush of the unseen
[Bridge]
Theorbo sighs in the dark
A single, crystalline spark
The recorder breathes a sigh
Underneath a violet sky
Will you finish what I start?
Piece by piece, part by part
Will you play the final bar?
Underneath a lonely star?
[Chorus]
Oh, my ghost in the hall
Wait for the notes to fall
A sonata half-designed
For the heart I haven't signed
Rest your hands where mine have been
In the hush of the unseen
[Post-Chorus]
Stay here in the quiet
In the silver-threaded riot
Of the music left behind
For the soul I hope to find
[Outro]