A little closer (Lioncourt)

[Intro – Whisper / Piano / Distant Choir] (soft, close, confessional) Come closer… I won't hurt you. maybe... [Verse I] I saw you standing in the candle smoke Breathing like a prayer gone wrong Your pulse was ringing in the room Like a fragile, frightened song You looked at me as mortals do Half in terror, half in need Such a delicate little miracle With such exquisite blood to bleed [Pre-Chorus] Don't tremble, darling Night is kind to those who fall [Chorus] Let me be your beautiful ruin Your forbidden taste of wine Every saint has dreamed of darkness Every soul has crossed that line Take my hand into the midnight Let your fragile daylight die Love me just a little closer While eternity watches you and I [Verse II] I have danced with kings and tyrants Watched their empires turn to dust Heard a thousand lovers whisper Every trembling form of lust But none have shone the way you do Soft and fleeting as the dawn Such a lovely, fleeting creature Tell me, do you wish to live forever… Or simply not be alone? [Pre-Chorus] Say the word, my darling I can make the night your home [Chorus] Let me be your beautiful ruin Your forbidden taste of wine Every angel hides a shadow Every virtue wants to bite Take my hand into the midnight Let the crimson stars align Lose your breath against my lips And let your mortal heart be mine [Bridge – Whispered / Intimate / Menacing] I will teach you how the centuries sing. How cities burn and bloom again. How love survives the grave. But first… lean a little closer... [Final Chorus – Grand / Seductive] Sin and my salvation Exquisite sacrifice Every life is just a candle Waiting for a darker light Come and drown inside the satin Of a hunger so divine Give me one small drop of forever And I will make the night… your shrine.