The Venetian Fracture

[Intro]
[Verse]
The furnace glows in shades of gold
A secret that was never told
I breathe the fire, I mold the sand
With trembling fingers, shaking hand
The molten liquid starts to clear
Reflecting every silent fear
I sought to capture every grace
Within the border of your face
[Pre-Chorus]
The French horn sighs against the wall
The shadows stretch, the shadows fall
I etched your name in vine and leaf
A monument to hidden grief
[Chorus]
And then it broke, a silver scream
The ending of a crystal dream
A thousand stars upon the floor
I cannot see you anymore
The candelabra catches light
On jagged edges, sharp and white
My heart is in the splinters there
A ghost of breath in heavy air
[Post-Chorus]
Silver and silt
Under the guilt
Broken and bright
In the candlelight
[Verse]
Your royal wedding bells will ring
While I am but a broken thing
The bassoon hums a heavy low
In rhythms only glass can know
I swept the dust into the heat
To hide the evidence of defeat
The mercury begins to bleed
A garden sown with bitter seed
[Pre-Chorus]
The harpsichord begins to play
To wash the memory away
But every shard still holds a spark
That cuts me even in the dark
[Chorus]
And then it broke, a silver scream
The ending of a crystal dream
A thousand stars upon the floor
I cannot see you anymore
The candelabra catches light
On jagged edges, sharp and white
My heart is in the splinters there
A ghost of breath in heavy air
[Bridge]
String quartets weep a minor chord
Sharper than any dueling sword
The celesta chimes like falling ice
Love is a heavy, heavy price
I whispered "sorry" to the flame
But fire never speaks your name
It only consumes the work I’ve done
Until the moon replaces sun
[Verse]
The workshop air is thick and grey
The light of Venice fades away
I see the shards like frozen tears
The echoes of the lonely years
The royal mirror turned to dust
In fire we put our only trust
You'll walk the aisle in white and gold
While I am left out in the cold
[Chorus]
And then it broke, a silver scream
The ending of a crystal dream
A thousand stars upon the floor
I cannot see you anymore
The candelabra catches light
On jagged edges, sharp and white
My heart is in the splinters there
A ghost of breath in heavy air
[Post-Chorus]
Silver and silt
Under the guilt
Broken and bright
In the candlelight
[Outro]