The Meridian of Salt

[Intro]
[Verse]
The verdigris has claimed the brass
I watch the heavy seasons pass
The astrolabe is frozen still
Upon this lonely, jagged hill
The ink is faded on the scroll
The winter swallows up my soul
I trace the lines of ancient maps
Between the silence and the lapse
[Pre-Chorus]
You chased the fire across the deep
While all the constellations sleep
You said the star would lead you home
Across the white and bitter foam
Now I am left with cracked glass
Counting hours as they pass
[Chorus]
Oh, the sky is a velvet shroud
Wrapped in a crown of silver cloud
I am the anchor in the gale
Waiting to see your tattered sail
Beyond the reach of the meridian
Past the deep and the obsidian
I hold the light for you
I hold the light for you
[Verse]
The oboe sighs within the hall
As shadows dance upon the wall
The lighthouse is a dying spark
A pinprick bleeding in the dark
I hear the tide begin to rise
Reflected in my tired eyes
The frost is blooming on the lens
Where every lonely journey ends
[Pre-Chorus]
The sea is calling out your name
But every wave looks just the same
You followed light into the void
Leaving all my worlds destroyed
Now I am left with cracked glass
Counting hours as they pass
[Chorus]
Oh, the sky is a velvet shroud
Wrapped in a crown of silver cloud
I am the anchor in the gale
Waiting to see your tattered sail
Beyond the reach of the meridian
Past the deep and the obsidian
I hold the light for you
I hold the light for you
[Bridge]
Break the glass and let it fall
Tear the charts from every wall
The French horn bellows to the sea
Bring my lover back to me
From the edge of the world tonight
Into the reach of the morning light
I will not close my eyes
Until the sun begins to rise
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Now the sky is a golden bell
Breaking the spell of the farewell
I am the master of the dawn
Before the final breath is drawn
Through the gold and the burning blue
I see the sail coming true
I held the light for you
I held the light for you
[Outro]