Dust on the Staves

[Intro]
[Verse]
The morning light is pale
Behind a linen veil
Dust mists on the wood
Where the harpsichord stood
I leave the ink wet
A ghost of a duet
The floorboards hum a tune
In the quiet of the noon
[Pre-Chorus]
The kettle is cold
A story untold
Hidden in the lines
Of these baroque designs
I trace the empty space
Where I saw your face
[Chorus]
Oh, my summer tutor
The air is much muter
I left the third movement
Awaiting improvement
Resting on the sill
While the world stays still
Just a soft E-flat sigh
As the hours go by
[Post-Chorus]
Resting on the sill
While the world stays still
[Break]
[Verse]
The teacup has a crack
You aren't coming back
The alto recorder sighs
Underneath the August skies
I tucked a soft note
Inside your wool coat
Between the ledger lines
Where the sunlight shines
[Pre-Chorus]
The lute strings are loose
The ink is a truce
I wrote your name small
By the shadow on the wall
I trace the empty space
Where I saw your face
[Chorus]
Oh, my summer tutor
The air is much muter
I left the third movement
Awaiting improvement
Resting on the sill
While the world stays still
Just a soft E-flat sigh
As the hours go by
[Bridge]
A counterpoint of tears
Echoing through the years
The viol plays a low G
In memory of you and me
No more lessons today
Only the shadows stay
Courtly and refined
In my fragile mind
[Verse]
I step out the gate
Leaving music to fate
The sonata is half-born
In the light of the morn
Your pencil marks remain
Like a gentle summer rain
I won't close the book
Give it one last look
[Chorus]
Oh, my summer tutor
The air is much muter
I left the third movement
Awaiting improvement
Resting on the sill
While the world stays still
Just a soft E-flat sigh
As the hours go by
[Post-Chorus]
E-flat major gold
The story is old
Just a quiet grace
In this empty space
[Outro]