Velvet Gravestone - Crimson Carnival

[Verse 1] Under the foxglove moon I found your silver teeth Spilled in a sugar dish Beside the vacant wreath The butcher smiled at me With lilac on his glove He said, “Come taste the feast” I said, “I came for love” [Pre-Chorus] The curtains start to twitch The dolls all turn their heads I hear your name in jars Rattling in their beds My ribs become a stair My pulse a paper drum I’m climbing to your mouth Where the wicked hymns come [Chorus] Velvet Gravestone Take me home (take me home) Velvet Gravestone Let me glow (let me glow) Bite the rose Drink the bone Velvet Gravestone I’m not alone [Verse 2] Your chapel’s made of tin Your saints are painted glass They grin with hungry mouths As I walk through the ash A raven in a hat Keeps pecking at the floor It taps a little code I know I’ve heard before The band in the attic cries With cymbals made of lace They ring my pretty fear Right through the mirror’s face [Pre-Chorus] The chandelier swings low Like something in a trance The floorboards split in time With every broken dance I wear your midnight lace I wear my best decay If I am to be yours Then take me all the way [Chorus] Velvet Gravestone Take me home (take me home) Velvet Gravestone Let me glow (let me glow) Bite the rose Drink the bone Velvet Gravestone I’m not alone [Bridge] Hush now, my strange sweet saint The moths have learned my name They circle at my throat Like a secret made of flame [Low choir] Aaah, aaah Bring the velvet Bring the veil I kiss the gold dust dark I laugh with borrowed vows The coffin opens wide Like applause in the house [Final Chorus] Velvet Gravestone Take me home (take me home) Velvet Gravestone Let me glow (let me glow) Bite the rose Drink the bone Velvet Gravestone I’m not alone Velvet Gravestone Call my name (call my name) Velvet Gravestone Feed the flame (feed the flame) Bite the rose Drink the bone Velvet Gravestone I’m not alone