The Uncharted Glass

[Intro]
[Verse]
The lantern oil burns low
I watch the shadows grow
Beneath the Fresnel glow
Where only spirits go
I find the paper thin
Where all your dreams begin
Tucked in the stone and tin
To keep the ocean in
[Pre-Chorus]
The French horn sighs
Underneath the velvet skies
The celesta starts to ring
While the heavy curtains swing
I hear the water beat
Beneath my freezing feet
[Chorus]
I trace your broken lines
Where the gold leaf shines
Past the headland’s edge
On a rocky ledge
We’ll sail the silver blue
Just me and you
In the silence of the tower
In our final hour
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the tide is rising
No more disguising
The maps are glowing
Where we are going
[Verse]
The banished maps you drew
In shades of indigo blue
Are hidden in the cracks
Away from prying tracks
The tide is at the door
The water starts to roar
But I am charting stars
To heal our jagged scars
[Pre-Chorus]
The reedy clarinet
Plays a song of deep regret
The string quartet is near
Playing to my silent fear
I hold the candle high
Beneath the weeping sky
[Chorus]
I trace your broken lines
Where the gold leaf shines
Past the headland’s edge
On a rocky ledge
We’ll sail the silver blue
Just me and you
In the silence of the tower
In our final hour
[Bridge]
Softly plucked the silver wire
Burning with a quiet fire
The guards are at the gate
Deciding on our fate
I hide the compass rose
Where the wild heather grows
If they find the ink I keep
The sea will let me sleep
[Solo]
[Verse]
You are a world away
In a port of slate and gray
But your hand is in my hand
Far across the shifting sand
The stone is cold and white
In the middle of the night
I’ll wait for one more sign
To make your kingdom mine
[Chorus]
I trace your broken lines
Where the gold leaf shines
Past the headland’s edge
On a rocky ledge
We’ll sail the silver blue
Just me and you
In the silence of the tower
In our final hour
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the tide is rising
No more disguising
The maps are glowing
Where we are going
[Outro]