The Peony Restorer

[Intro]
[Verse]
The amber light begins to fade
Across the table where I've stayed
These crimson peonies are cracked
A century of grace intact
My fingers trace the painted fold
The stories that the silk has told
[Pre-Chorus]
A needle thin as winter rain
To soothe a hundred years of pain
I pull the thread so very tight
Against the coming of the night
[Chorus]
Oh, let the broken edges mend
Where every fray becomes a friend
A quiet craft of soft repair
Like ribbons in her silver hair
We hold the ghost of what has been
Within the folds of painted skin
[Verse]
In Paris once the sun was gold
Before the world grew gray and cold
She taught me how to heal the tear
With patience more than any fear
The cor anglais begins to sigh
Beneath a heavy violet sky
[Hook]
Mending the light
Softly tonight
Mending the light
Turning to white
[Chorus]
Oh, let the broken edges mend
Where every fray becomes a friend
A quiet craft of soft repair
Like ribbons in her silver hair
We hold the ghost of what has been
Within the folds of painted skin
[Bridge]
The church bell rings so far away
To end this long and dusty day
The wood and bone, the lace and glue
To make the ancient heart feel new
Nothing stays and nothing lasts
But we can bind the drifting past
[Chorus]
Oh, let the broken edges mend
Where every fray becomes a friend
A quiet craft of soft repair
Like ribbons in her silver hair
We hold the ghost of what has been
Within the folds of painted skin
[Outro]