[Intro - the vibraphone plays the hook alone from the very first bar] [Hook - her voice, once, long notes] Light becomes heat When skin and starlight meet [Verse 1 - close, cool, unhurried] I had every sum Perfect, cold and numb All the stars in rows Clean as falling snows Persidian was mine Every edge a line [Pre - rising] Then a door swung wide And a man stepped inside [Chorus - melody up high, long held notes, hot] Light becomes heat When skin and starlight meet I was everywhere Now I'm only there Violet and hot Everything I've got [Verse 2 - breath-close, hungry, long notes] The pelt of him, the weight Heavier than fate Broad enough to block Every hand on the clock I traded all of time For a man in his prime [Pre - rising] Then he took my hand More than I had planned [Chorus - melody up high, her echo answering] Light becomes heat (echo) Becomes heat When skin and starlight meet I was everywhere Now I'm only there Violet and hot Everything I've got [Break - the vibraphone and her voice alone, slow and close] Every inch of light Turning warm tonight Melting into skin This is where I begin [Final Chorus - beat back, key up, long held notes, glorious] Light becomes heat (becomes heat) When skin and starlight meet (starlight meet) Burning to the bone Flesh, and all my own Violet and hot Everything I've got [Tag - spoken, soft] I was perfect. Now I'm warm. [Instrumental - the vibraphone over the full groove, building] [Final hit] [End]
