The Gilded Zenith

[Intro]
[Verse]
The ivy climbs the marble wall
I watch the silver shadows fall
The brass is cold beneath my hand
A king of this forgotten land
Your astrolabe is tarnished grey
The light of day has slipped away
[Pre-Chorus]
One candle burns against the night
To catch the dust in golden light
I find your name in every spark
Across the velvet of the dark
[Chorus]
I trace the lines of Lydia's Crown
While all the world is sleeping down
You mapped the sky to keep me near
But left me in the silence here
The stars are bright
But out of sight
You are the ghost within the sphere
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the celesta rings
For everything
That winter brings
[Verse]
The leather spine is cracked and old
With secrets that were never told
Between the maps of Mars and Moon
You left the world for us too soon
Unwritten words on parchment white
Are all I have to hold tonight
[Pre-Chorus]
The oboe sighs a lonely song
Where did our golden years belong?
The French horn calls across the deep
While all the ancient heavens weep
[Chorus]
I trace the lines of Lydia's Crown
While all the world is sleeping down
You mapped the sky to keep me near
But left me in the silence here
The stars are bright
But out of sight
You are the ghost within the sphere
[Bridge]
Through the lens of polished glass
I watch the heavy centuries pass
My velvet gown is heavy now
With salt upon my aching brow
Spin the wheels and turn the gears
To find the rhythm of the years
Before the vision disappears
[Interlude]
[Verse]
I tilt the lens toward the north
To call your frozen spirit forth
The glass is blurred by salt and mist
A phantom face I never kissed
In D major, the strings will rise
To meet the sorrow in my eyes
[Chorus]
I trace the lines of Lydia's Crown
While all the world is sleeping down
You mapped the sky to keep me near
But left me in the silence here
The stars are bright
But out of sight
You are the ghost within the sphere
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the celesta rings
For everything
That winter brings
[Outro]