Saffron and Stone

[Intro]
[Verse]
The moss creeps slow
Upon the fountain's face
My father's roses grow
In this silent place
I hide my hands away
Beneath the velvet shade
Where shadows learn to play
Until the colors fade
[Pre-Chorus]
The galleon took the light
To find the Eastern sun
Into the velvet night
Before the day was done
[Chorus]
Oh my heart is cinnamon
And your soul is salt and brine
In the garden where I spin
Waiting for a sign
I plant a prayer in every bloom
To cross the heavy sea
Within this floral tomb
Return your ghost to me
[Post-Chorus]
Saffron and stone
I am left alone
Saffron and stone
Waiting for my own
[Verse]
A quill of swan and ink
Stains the paper white
I watch the garden sink
Into the coming night
I fold the words so small
Inside the withered bud
Behind the garden wall
Where sorrow meets the mud
[Pre-Chorus]
The nutmeg winds will blow
Across the jagged reef
While I am here below
Drowning in my grief
[Chorus]
Oh my heart is cinnamon
And your soul is salt and brine
In the garden where I spin
Waiting for a sign
I plant a prayer in every bloom
To cross the heavy sea
Within this floral tomb
Return your ghost to me
[Bridge]
The clavichord is weeping now
A cold and brittle sound
I break a frozen bough
Above the frozen ground
Did you find the peppered shore?
Did you find the silk?
I am waiting at the door
With skin like honeyed milk
[Verse]
The fountain starts to crack
The water turns to ice
You’re never coming back
For any earthly price
I scream into the petals
I tear the thorns apart
The coldness of the metals
Is piercing through my heart
Return to me now
Under the willow bough
[Chorus]
Oh my heart is cinnamon
And your soul is salt and brine
In the garden where I spin
Waiting for a sign
I plant a prayer in every bloom
To cross the heavy sea
Within this floral tomb
Return your ghost to me
[Post-Chorus]
Saffron and stone
I am left alone
Saffron and stone
Waiting for my own
[Outro]