The Ink and the Iris

[Intro]
[Verse]
Amber spills across the pane
Dust motes dancing in the rain
Of light that filters through the glass
Where the ghosts of summers pass
Golden shadows on the floor
I don't seek them anymore
But my fingers find the latch
Of a memory I can't catch
[Pre-Chorus]
Old leather bound in green
Words that stay unseen
Tracing every faded line
Wishing you were still mine
Sea salt stings the page
In this quiet, glass-bound cage
[Chorus]
Oh, the ink begins to bleed
Every word a tiny seed
In the garden of the soul
Where the broken pieces go
Dappled light and silent air
I can feel you everywhere
In the scent of pressed sweet pea
Lost between the land and sea
[Verse]
Cracked terracotta holds the dust
Iron gates are red with rust
Palm fronds shiver in the haze
Dreaming of the better days
Fog is curling like a vine
Through the architecture's spine
In my heavy woollen coat
I am writing you a note
[Pre-Chorus]
Blue ink turns to grey
As the daylight slips away
Pressing petals to the skin
Where the loneliness begins
Sea salt stings the page
In this quiet, glass-bound cage
[Chorus]
Oh, the ink begins to bleed
Every word a tiny seed
In the garden of the soul
Where the broken pieces go
Dappled light and silent air
I can feel you everywhere
In the scent of pressed sweet pea
Lost between the land and sea
[Bridge]
Cor anglais begins to moan
I am here, but not alone
String trio starts to swell
Secrets that I'll never tell
Celesta rings like silver bells
Breaking all the lonely spells
One last stamp upon the heart
Before the evening starts to part
[Hook]
Softly luminous and grand
Tracing patterns in the sand
Salt and silk and violet blue
Always reaching out for you
[Chorus]
Oh, the ink begins to bleed
Every word a tiny seed
In the garden of the soul
Where the broken pieces go
Dappled light and silent air
I can feel you everywhere
In the scent of pressed sweet pea
Lost between the land and sea
[Outro]