**Verse I** The blade was set The frame held fast The foot knew every step Stone in the walls Hands like stone (like stone) Nothing here had ever failed (never failed) --- **Verse II** She stood in place like all the rest No struggle No sound But something in the air did not lie flat (light fluttered) --- **Refrain I** Something would not keep its weight --- **Verse III** His hand was ready It knew the path Wood below Iron above Then— Warmth entered the hand and would not obey (would not obey) --- **Verse IV** She made a sound not meant for this place It broke the measure like breath in cold air (breathe ----------) --- **Refrain II** It would not stay heavy --- **Verse V** Stone kept its place but the pulse did not (badoom, badoom) The dark held on but not enough The blade was only metal (only metal) --- **Coda** He did not call it mercy The hand remained where it had changed She was warm (warm -------------------) —not like the room— and he did not set her down The room could not hold him The stone could not hold him The metal could not hold him The frame had nothing more Stone kept its place but he did not He carried the warmth out of the frame (out of the frame) He carried the warmth with him (with him) The cold did not follow The weight did not return (lalalalala --------------------------)
