Silver Celluloid

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dust on the velvet red
Silence where the lines were said
Art deco dreams in gold
A story never truly told
I died in the second act
A cold and cinematic fact
Now I’m just a flicker in the gray
Waiting for the light of day
[Pre-Chorus]
The gears begin to grind
You’re the only soul I find
In the booth above the floor
I don’t fear the dark no more
[Chorus]
Silver screen, hold me tight
Love me in the flickering light
Midnight starts our private show
Where the lonely spirits go
Project your heart on my skin
Let the unholy romance begin
I’m your star, you’re my ghost
The one that I love the most
[Verse]
The pipe organ starts to swell
Ringing like a funeral bell
Cello drones beneath the stage
Turning back a dusty page
You thread the reel with shaking hands
Across the ghosts of forgotten lands
I see your shadow in the beam
The only real part of the dream
[Pre-Chorus]
The gears begin to grind
You’re the only soul I find
In the booth above the floor
I don’t fear the dark no more
[Chorus]
Silver screen, hold me tight
Love me in the flickering light
Midnight starts our private show
Where the lonely spirits go
Project your heart on my skin
Let the unholy romance begin
I’m your star, you’re my ghost
The one that I love the most
[Bridge]
The ghostly choir starts to sigh
Underneath this painted sky
The curtains fall, the applause is dead
But I remember what you said
"Don't leave me in the dark alone"
On this throne of cold white stone
[Verse]
The premiere was a sea of lace
Till the pallor hit my face
I fell before the final frame
They forgot my living name
But you keep the carbon burning bright
In the middle of the winter night
I’m just a shadow on the wall
Waiting for the curtain call
[Chorus]
Silver screen, hold me tight
Love me in the flickering light
Midnight starts our private show
Where the lonely spirits go
Project your heart on my skin
Let the unholy romance begin
I’m your star, you’re my ghost
The one that I love the most
[Post-Chorus]
Hold the frame, keep it still
Against my phantom will
I am yours, you are mine
Frozen in the celluloid line
[Outro]