The Lavender Chart

[Intro]
[Verse]
The velvet box is heavy in my hand
Across the polished oak and silver sand
I lift the brass to find the hidden fold
A secret map of stories never told
Your quill has traced the path of every moon
Within this quiet, amber afternoon
[Pre-Chorus]
A sprig of purple lavender is pressed
Between the pages where the ink has run
Your cursive hand has put my heart to rest
Before the rising of the morning sun
[Chorus]
Oh, the stars you drew for me
In a language only we could see
A lonely, lovely galaxy
Of everything we used to be
It’s written in the sky
Where the ancient spirits fly
Just a simple, silver chart
Tucked against my beating heart
[Post-Chorus]
(Ooh, the silver light)
(Ooh, the quiet night)
(Ooh, the stars align)
(Everything is fine)
[Break]
[Verse]
You renamed Orion with a stroke of blue
A constellation only meant for two
The ink is smudged where your thumb used to stay
A ghostly touch from worlds so far away
I peer through glass and see the nebula bloom
Like garden roses in a darkened room
[Pre-Chorus]
The shadows dance upon the parlour floor
While winter wind is knocking at the door
I find the margin notes you left behind
To guide the wanderings of a restless mind
[Chorus]
Oh, the stars you drew for me
In a language only we could see
A lonely, lovely galaxy
Of everything we used to be
It’s written in the sky
Where the ancient spirits fly
Just a simple, silver chart
Tucked against my beating heart
[Bridge]
The flugelhorn begins a low refrain
Like gentle shadows on a windowpane
The virginal is dancing in the hall
While starlight flickers on the parlour wall
I hold the lens and tilt it to the sky
And watch the centuries go drifting by
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Oh, the stars you drew for me
In a language only we could see
A lonely, lovely galaxy
Of everything we used to be
It’s written in the sky
Where the ancient spirits fly
Just a simple, silver chart
Tucked against my beating heart
[Outro]