The Gilded Ghost

[Intro]
[Verse]
I sweep the ash of the stars
Beneath the mahogany bars
The velvet is weeping in grey
Where the prima donnas would play
The gold leaf is peeling away
In the light of a dying day
[Pre-Chorus]
The candelabra holds its breath
In a dance between life and death
A silence that rings in my ears
Through the weight of a hundred years
[Chorus]
Oh, the letter I found in the key
A secret not meant for me
Tucked in the wood and the wire
A ghost of a frozen fire
It’s a love that was never spoken
In a house that is beautifully broken
[Post-Chorus]
Faded gold, velvet fold
A love that was never told
[Verse]
Between the ivory and bone
A parchment is sitting alone
The seal is a crimson stain
Of a passion that died in the rain
I hear the harpsichord trill
While the rest of the world is still
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel the timpani roll
Like a pulse in a hollow soul
A shadow that moves on the wall
Waiting for the curtain to fall
[Chorus]
Oh, the letter I found in the key
A secret not meant for me
Tucked in the wood and the wire
A ghost of a frozen fire
It’s a love that was never spoken
In a house that is beautifully broken
[Bridge]
Can you hear the applause in the dark?
A flicker, a flame, and a spark
The trumpet is calling them home
Under the high painted dome
They danced on the edge of the light
Before they were swallowed by night
Now the celesta rings clear
For the love that is buried here
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Oh, the letter I found in the key
A secret not meant for me
Tucked in the wood and the wire
A ghost of a frozen fire
It’s a love that was never spoken
In a house that is beautifully broken
[Post-Chorus]
Faded gold, velvet fold
A story that's never been told
Faded gold, velvet fold
A love that is centuries old
[Breakdown]
Ink on the page
Lost in the age
Dust on the stage
Silent with rage
[Outro]