The Archive of Regrets

[Intro]
[Verse]
The clock strikes nine
You cross the line
The shadows start to crawl
Along the basement wall
You hold a heavy sigh
And watch the daylight die
[Pre-Chorus]
Fluorescent flicker in the dark
I read the secrets in your eyes
A quiet, cold, predatory spark
Beneath the cover of your lies
[Chorus]
Leave your sorrow on the shelf
Give it to me, lose yourself
Leather bound and caked in dust
In my silence you can trust
Smudged in ink, the words you keep
I will guard them while you sleep
[Post-Chorus]
Hush now, let it go
Down where the shadows grow
Nobody has to know
Watch the cold river flow
[Verse]
I catalog the tears you shed
The bitter words you never said
In folders locked behind the gate
That turned your love to heavy hate
I press the pages flat and neat
And listen to your slowing beat
[Pre-Chorus]
The ancient voices start to sing
A low and heavy, solemn sound
I take the gold from your ring
And bury it beneath the ground
[Chorus]
Leave your sorrow on the shelf
Give it to me, lose yourself
Leather bound and caked in dust
In my silence you can trust
Smudged in ink, the words you keep
I will guard them while you sleep
[Bridge]
You think you are alone tonight
Safe under the fading light
But I am the collector here
I feed upon your quiet fear
I write your name in blackest dye
And never ask the reason why
[Chorus]
Leave your sorrow on the shelf
Give it to me, lose yourself
Leather bound and caked in dust
In my silence you can trust
Smudged in ink, the words you keep
I will guard them while you sleep
[Outro]