The Gilded Margin

[Intro]
[Hook]
In the border of the leaf
I hide my gold and grief
In the vines of ancient ink
I am closer than you think
[Verse]
Single hair of winter sable
Lapis dust upon the table
Candle flickers on the stone
Working here so all alone
The King is tall and far away
I have nothing left to say
My brush is thin as a breath
Painting life and painting death
[Pre-Chorus]
Dip the quill in iron gall
Watch the evening shadows fall
Magnifying glass so clear
Bringing all the secrets near
[Chorus]
Oh, I paint you in the vines
In the tangles of the lines
Where the royal eyes won't see
What you really mean to me
In the margin, in the shade
That is where our love is made
Locked inside a gilded cage
Hidden on a holy page
[Post-Chorus]
Golden leaf and silent prayer
Finding you everywhere
In the margin, in the shade
That is where our love is made
[Verse]
Trumpets sound within the hall
Echoes bounce against the wall
You are velvet, you are lace
I am just a hidden face
Mixing cinnabar with white
To get your jawline just right
You will never know my name
But I feed this holy flame
[Chorus]
Oh, I paint you in the vines
In the tangles of the lines
Where the royal eyes won't see
What you really mean to me
In the margin, in the shade
That is where our love is made
Locked inside a gilded cage
Hidden on a holy page
[Bridge]
Celesta rings like silver rain
Drowning out the quiet pain
Bassoon moans a low refrain
Driving me inside my brain
Am I mad or am I wise?
Painting heaven in your eyes
One more stroke of crimson light
Before I vanish in the night
[Verse]
The vellum breathes beneath my hand
I drift into a painted land
My pulse is just a stroke of red
The living merged among the dead
I am shrinking to the square
Dissolving in the holy air
Now the ink is in my veins
I have broken all my chains
[Chorus]
Oh, I paint you in the vines
In the tangles of the lines
Where the royal eyes won't see
What you really mean to me
In the margin, in the shade
That is where our love is made
Locked inside a gilded cage
Hidden on a holy page
[Post-Chorus]
Golden leaf and silent prayer
Finding you everywhere
In the margin, in the shade
That is where our love is made
[Outro]