The Gilded Silence

[Intro]
[Verse]
Sunlight paints the floor
By the heavy door
Tracing every line of silver dust
In the silence that we always trust
Fingers touch the grain
Washing out the rain
I remember how the music felt
When the winter ice began to melt
[Pre-Chorus]
Yellowed sheets of song
Where I did belong
Hidden in the bench of polished wood
Doing everything I said I would
[Chorus]
Listen to the ghost
Of what I loved the most
High within the rafters of the hall
I can hear the younger spirit call
Gentle and so clear
Accepting every fear
[Verse]
Velvet seats are closed
Dreams are predisposed
Soft thud in the rows of empty blue
Echoing the notes that I once knew
Viola starts to weep
From a slumber deep
Cello hums a path across the floor
Leading back to who I was before
[Pre-Chorus]
Amber light will fade
In the grand arcade
But the ink is dried upon the page
Finding wisdom in the gift of age
[Chorus]
Listen to the ghost
Of what I loved the most
High within the rafters of the hall
I can hear the younger spirit call
Gentle and so clear
Accepting every fear
[Bridge]
We grow and we change
Nothing feels so strange
But the stones remember every sound
Buried in the sacred, hallowed ground
Let the coloratura rise
To the amber, evening skies
I am whole again
Beyond the reach of pain
[Breakdown]
Nylon strings and gold
Stories to be told
Harp is ringing out a silver bell
More than any spoken word could tell
[Chorus]
Listen to the ghost
Of what I loved the most
High within the rafters of the hall
I can hear the younger spirit call
Gentle and so clear
Accepting every fear
[Post-Chorus]
Still singing
Still ringing
Through the light
In the night
It stays here
Always near
[Outro]