[Verse 1] Velvet curtains hold the night A brass key cools beside the bed Dust turns gold beneath the lamp And every book keeps what you said [Pre-Chorus] I leave one page turned down Like a promise I can find If the morning comes too quickly I will read you back in time [Chorus] Stay where the candle bends Stay till the quiet ends Your name is pressed in blue Between the lines I never knew Stay where the curtains fall Stay like a painted wall I’ll keep the room in bloom And save a place for you [Verse 2] The clock has lost its little hand A glass of water gathers dust Your photograph faces the window As if the dawn still earned your trust [Pre-Chorus] I hear the old floor sigh Under footsteps that aren’t there Then fold the evening slowly And smooth the empty chair [Chorus] Stay where the candle bends Stay till the quiet ends Your name is pressed in blue Between the lines I never knew Stay where the curtains fall Stay like a painted wall I’ll keep the room in bloom And save a place for you [Bridge] If you return, don’t knock The door remembers how Come through the sleeping colors I’ll be waiting by the clock [Final Chorus] Stay where the candle bends Stay till the quiet ends Your name is pressed in blue And now I know what silence knew Stay where the curtains fall Stay like a painted wall I’ll keep the room in bloom And save a place for you [Outro] The lamp burns low The page stays turned The room holds on To what we learned
