The Vellum Ghost

[Intro]
[Verse]
Tucked in the vellum spine
A secret left behind
Between the sonnets of a ghost
The thing I wanted most
[Pre-Chorus]
Dried violet stains the page
A silent bird in a gilded cage
Ink smudges where I cried
The truth I tried to hide
[Chorus]
Oh, the salon is cold
In letters trimmed with gold
You never came to see
The ghost of you and me
Waiting for a footstep on the floor
Behind the heavy oaken door
[Verse]
Candle wax drips on the skin
Of leather worn and thin
The bassoon hums a low regret
A debt we haven't settled yet
The lute strings snap in two
Still calling out for you
[Pre-Chorus]
Shadows stretch across the wall
I wait for you to call
The dust begins to settle deep
On promises we couldn't keep
[Chorus]
Oh, the salon is cold
In letters trimmed with gold
You never came to see
The ghost of you and me
Waiting for a footstep on the floor
Behind the heavy oaken door
[Hook]
Gilded silence
Bitter defiance
Gilded silence
Bitter defiance
[Bridge]
Three centuries of dust
And iron turned to rust
The spine is cracked and old
The story remains untold
My crystalline breath in the air
Finding nobody there
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Oh, the salon is cold
In letters trimmed with gold
You never came to see
The ghost of you and me
Waiting for a footstep on the floor
Behind the heavy oaken door
[Outro]