Nothing Underneath - Thyriah

[Rise] Thread, thread, thread Knot, knot, knot Thread, thread, thread Knot, knot, knot Nothing underneath Nothing underneath [Chorus] City on a net Over the void Every house a knot Every knot a vow Stars below Stars above Nothing underneath But holding [Verse] I live in a hung city Rope-walks for streets Lamps on the strands Ardent, tremulous, sumptuous Silk of the silence Three at the loom Fray one strand Every night [Chorus] City on a net Over the void Every house a knot Every knot a vow Stars below Stars above Nothing underneath But holding [Verse] Old gods in my rafters Banquet by torch Gold on the table Rope in the fire Twilight, vermilion The hall goes up Slow, supreme Nobody screams [Chorus] City on a net Over the void Every house a knot Every knot a vow Stars below Stars above Nothing underneath But holding [Bridge] Fire takes the rafters Net takes the weight Dawn, bare and new Looks down the gulf No rope holds alone All of them hold Or none [Rise] I'm the flame I'm the thread I'm the dusk I'm the dawn I'm the hand On the next knot [Chorus] City on a net Over the void Every house a knot Every knot a vow Stars below Stars above Nothing underneath But holding