A Note in the Silver Hem

[Intro]
[Verse]
The candles weep in gold
The gallery is cold
I watch your velvet train
Dragged through the quiet winter rain
A spinet sighs
Under pale skies
I hold a folded, secret sheet
Beneath the dancer's feet
[Pre-Chorus]
My ink is dry
Under a dark and heavy sky
I bend to fix your lace
But never trace your face
[Chorus]
I slip the note inside
Where shadows hide
Along the heavy, velvet hem
Of silver stem
You will not know
The words I cannot show
A love too quiet to speak
Upon my cheek
[Post-Chorus]
The spinet notes decay
You sweep away
The corridor is cold and still
Against the chill
[Verse]
Your gown of gold and thread
Where tears were shed
Now brushes on the cold stone floor
Beside the door
The lute begins to chime
To mock our time
I brush away the graying dust
Of broken trust
[Pre-Chorus]
My ink is dry
Under a dark and heavy sky
I bend to fix your lace
But never trace your face
[Chorus]
I slip the note inside
Where shadows hide
Along the heavy, velvet hem
Of silver stem
You will not know
The words I cannot show
A love too quiet to speak
Upon my cheek
[Bridge]
The wax begins to crawl
Across the wall
The castle falls asleep
With secrets we must keep
I watch you now depart
Near to your heart
[Chorus]
I slip the note inside
Where shadows hide
Along the heavy, velvet hem
Of silver stem
You will not know
The words I cannot show
A love too quiet to speak
Upon my cheek
[Outro]