Etched in Amber Glass

[Intro]
[Verse]
The furnace glows a steady red
Upon the stone your shadow’s spread
You step across my dusty floor
Behind the heavy cedar door
The lute begins a quiet song
To show you where I might belong
[Pre-Chorus]
Canal mist clings to velvet sleeves
As autumn turns the laurel leaves
I hold my breath, I hold the rod
To serve a mortal, not a god
[Chorus]
Oh, see the light within the sphere
I whisper what you cannot hear
Iridescent, gold, and blue
My silent life belongs to you
Just like the glass, I burn so deep
A secret that the furnace keeps
[Post-Chorus]
I burn so deep
For you to keep
In amber glass
As seasons pass
[Verse]
I carve a vine upon the rim
A tiny prayer, a hidden hymn
Your fingertips will touch the place
Where I have etched your noble face
A hidden curve, a secret line
To tell the world that you are mine
[Pre-Chorus]
The oboe wails a lonely note
A message stuck inside my throat
Beyond the palace window pane
You vanish in the silver rain
[Chorus]
Oh, see the light within the sphere
I whisper what you cannot hear
Iridescent, gold, and blue
My silent life belongs to you
Just like the glass, I burn so deep
A secret that the furnace keeps
[Solo]
[Bridge]
A single strike can end the dream
Like ice upon the frozen stream
But while the crystal holds the light
I’ll love you through the Venetian night
Through trumpet calls and gilded halls
Until the final curtain falls
[Hook]
It’s brittle and it’s bright
It’s hiding in the light
My heart is made of glass
As all the Sundays pass
[Chorus]
Oh, see the light within the sphere
I whisper what you cannot hear
Iridescent, gold, and blue
My silent life belongs to you
Just like the glass, I burn so deep
A secret that the furnace keeps
[Post-Chorus]
I burn so deep
For you to keep
In amber glass
As seasons pass
[Outro]