The Gilded Thistle

[Intro]
[Verse]
The velvet stays are tight
I hide away from light
The candles burn so low
It's finally time to go
My slippers touch the floor
Behind the heavy door
[Pre-Chorus]
A shadow on the stone
I walk this path alone
The stars begin to wake
For every breath I take
[Chorus]
Oh, let the briars grow
Where silver waters flow
The foxglove and the fern
For which my spirits yearn
Unruly, wild, and free
The only world for me
No hedges trimmed in lines
Where secret beauty shines
[Post-Chorus]
Shines so bright
In the night
In the night
[Verse]
The court is full of lace
And every painted face
They prune the roses red
Until the soul is dead
But here the clover creeps
While all the palace sleeps
[Pre-Chorus]
The dew is on my gown
Far from the gilded town
The moon is hanging high
Against the velvet sky
[Chorus]
Oh, let the briars grow
Where silver waters flow
The foxglove and the fern
For which my spirits yearn
Unruly, wild, and free
The only world for me
No hedges trimmed in lines
Where secret beauty shines
[Bridge]
Digging fingers in the silt
Washing off the golden guilt
Oboe sighs a lonely tune
Underneath the hunter's moon
Petals soft as silk and bone
In a kingdom of my own
[Verse]
They'll call for me at dawn
Upon the manicured lawn
They'll see the dirtied hem
But I won't look at them
My heart is tangled deep
In secrets that I keep
Let the thistles bloom
Inside my quiet room
[Chorus]
Oh, let the briars grow
Where silver waters flow
The foxglove and the fern
For which my spirits yearn
Unruly, wild, and free
The only world for me
No hedges trimmed in lines
Where secret beauty shines
[Post-Chorus]
Shines so bright
In the night
In the night
[Outro]