[Verse 1] I lock the door at dusk Pull the black tin down Butter like pale wax Salt on the marble ground Vanilla in the dark Brown sugar, slow and deep Crack two eggs like secrets Wake what should not sleep [Pre-Chorus] Stir it in, stir it slow Let the hush begin Watch the dough turn heavy Watch the sweet sin grin [Chorus] Bake, bake, little ghosts (soft as a grave) Bake, bake, little ghosts (out of the flame) Warm gold crowns on the tray I made you from the night Bake, bake, little ghosts And come out bright [Verse 2] Chocolate moons break loose Cinnamon in the air The wooden spoon is singing Like a vow I swear I scoop them with a ringed hand Set them in a line Round as little tombstones Shining up in time [Pre-Chorus] Stir it in, stir it slow Let the hush begin Hear the oven breathing Let the hour sink in [Chorus] Bake, bake, little ghosts (soft as a grave) Bake, bake, little ghosts (out of the flame) Warm gold crowns on the tray I made you from the night Bake, bake, little ghosts And come out bright [Bridge] Now the glass goes golden Now the edges curl A sweet old spell is turning In this barren world I lift them from the ember Steam like chapel smoke One bite, and the midnight Starts to soften, shapes evoked [Final Chorus] Bake, bake, little ghosts (soft as a grave) Bake, bake, little ghosts (out of the flame) Warm gold crowns on the tray I made you from the night Bake, bake, little ghosts And come out bright Bake, bake, little ghosts (mine tonight) Bake, bake, little ghosts (hold the light)
