The Gilded Ghost of D Minor

[Intro]
[Verse]
The velvet is grey
The light fades away
Frost ferns on the glass
Watch the years pass
My fingers are cold
The story is old
[Verse]
You stand by the door
A shadow on the floor
Your wig is of lace
I remember your face
The patron of gold
Now silent and cold
[Pre-Chorus]
Clarinet sings low
In the winter snow
Strings begin to rise
Under hollow skies
[Chorus]
Oh, my master of light
We dance in the night
The music is thin
Where do I begin?
A swan song for none
Now that we are done
The marble is cracked
The stage is ransacked
[Post-Chorus]
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Lost in the dust
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)
In shadows we trust
[Verse]
Yellowed pages fly
Underneath the moon's eye
The ink is a blur
For him and for her
The concertmaster waits
At the ivory gates
[Chorus]
Oh, my master of light
We dance in the night
The music is thin
Where do I begin?
A swan song for none
Now that we are done
The marble is cracked
The stage is ransacked
[Bridge]
Strike the drum, let it roll
For a weary, wandering soul
The harpsichord weeps
While the palace sleeps
No one hears the trill
Everything is still
[Hook]
Dust on the strings
The winter bird sings
Cold on the stone
I play all alone
[Verse]
I lift up the bow
With nowhere to go
The resin is dry
Like a long-forgotten lie
The conservatory sighs
As the last candle dies
[Chorus]
Oh, my master of light
We dance in the night
The music is thin
Where do I begin?
A swan song for none
Now that we are done
The marble is cracked
The stage is ransacked
[Outro]