Vellum and Velvet

[Intro]
[Verse]
The corset pulls tight
In the candle's soft light
The hallways are still
Against my own will
I slip through the door
To the stone and the floor
[Pre-Chorus]
Silver light on the grass
Shadows watch as I pass
The latch makes a sound
In the silence profound
[Chorus]
Oh, the ink on the vellum
Words I’ll never compel them
By the fountain of stone
Where I'm finally alone
Marble cracks in the cold
Stories yet to be told
[Post-Chorus]
Vellum and velvet
Vellum and velvet
The ink starts to dry
Underneath the dark sky
[Verse]
Lace covers the stain
Of the blue-black rain
My gloves hide the truth
Of a wild, wasted youth
Oboe sighs in the trees
Carried off on the breeze
[Hook]
Write it down
In the crown
Of the night
Out of sight
[Chorus]
Oh, the ink on the vellum
Words I’ll never compel them
By the fountain of stone
Where I'm finally alone
Marble cracks in the cold
Stories yet to be told
[Bridge]
Fireflies caught in the ivy
Glowing green and so lively
I bleed my heart onto the page
Inside this gilded, golden cage
The French horn calls from the hill
But my pulse is never still
[Interlude]
[Verse]
The moon is a witness
To my soul's quiet bitterness
Each stanza a key
To a woman set free
Dawn is coming too fast
This dream cannot last
[Chorus]
Oh, the ink on the vellum
Words I’ll never compel them
By the fountain of stone
Where I'm finally alone
Marble cracks in the cold
Stories yet to be told
[Outro]