The Astronomer’s Cereus

[Intro]
[Verse]
The vellum curls in silver air
I find a ghost of color there
A painted spine, a velvet leaf
The silent geometry of grief
The spinet echoes through the hall
Shadows stretch against the wall
Dust settles on the glass above
The hollow sepulcher of love
[Chorus]
Oh, Queen of the Night
Under the pale moon’s light
You bloom when the world is still
Obeying a celestial will
Petals of white, a heart of gold
A story that was never told
In D minor, the spirit sings
Of all the fragile, fleeting things
[Verse]
He mapped the stars with steady hand
I drew the roots beneath the sand
His brass lens found the Pleiades
I found the secrets in the trees
Now the glass is cracked and cold
The garden’s story has been told
The cittern trills a lonely tune
Beneath the rising of the moon
[Pre-Chorus]
The cor anglais begins to sigh
Beneath a vast and indigo sky
The scent of musk and ancient dust
In nature’s iron law we trust
[Chorus]
Oh, Queen of the Night
Under the pale moon’s light
You bloom when the world is still
Obeying a celestial will
Petals of white, a heart of gold
A story that was never told
In D minor, the spirit sings
Of all the fragile, fleeting things
[Bridge]
One hour of grace before the sun
Before the threads are all undone
The poison sweet, the nectar deep
A promise that we couldn't keep
The French horn swells like rising tides
Where every secret spirit hides
The string nonet begins to weep
While all the garden is asleep
[Hook]
Bloom and decay
Fade with the day
Stars turn to grey
Don't look away
[Chorus]
Oh, Queen of the Night
Under the pale moon’s light
You bloom when the world is still
Obeying a celestial will
Petals of white, a heart of gold
A story that was never told
In D minor, the spirit sings
Of all the fragile, fleeting things
[Post-Chorus]
The cereus will fade
In the light we made
The stars will disappear
But I am staying here
[Outro]