Ⅱ - The High Priestess - Mara Weir

Verse 1] Down by the lake, where the water keeps still, I found her there, veiled in the chill. Her hands on a book, her breath on the air, pages that turned as if whispered by prayer. [Refrain] Take me down, take me down to where she waits. Take me down, take me down— she holds the gates. [Verse 2] Her eyes were a storm, soft, but unkind, seeing the rooms I hide in my mind. She murmured my name, slow as the tide, and everything true had nowhere to hide. [Refrain] Take me down, take me down to where she waits. Take me down, take me down— she holds the gates. [Bridge — whispered] In the hush of the shelves, in the dust of her lore, she knows what was lost, she knows what I wore. Through the flicker of lamps, through the echoing floor, she opens a path to one truth… no more. [Refrain — softer, doubled vocals] Take me down, take me down to where she waits. Take me down, take me down— she seals my fate. [Outro — slow, minimal] Down by the lake, where the silence feeds, she turned her page… and I felt my past bleed.