[Intro] [fingerpicked acoustic guitar arpeggio] [Verse 1] [baritone male vocals enter] Everything I love sits on a mantle in my room pictures of the few who know my heart. Candlesticks, a crucifix, standing end to end Reminds me where the hell I've been, and who I need to start all over [Chorus] The dust does settle, the fire dies The stone-cold kettle, the pain in your eyes No clock on the mantel, cuz time it defies the flame on the candle on this mantle of mine [acoustic guitar solo with melodic fills] [Verse 2] Everywhere I go, there's your pretty face that disgrace that keeps me on my knees When you said it's over, I buried you that day your picture couldn't stay on the mantle in pieces. In pieces [Chorus] The dust has settled, the fire dies The stone-cold kettle, the pain in your eyes No clock on the mantle as time it defies the flame on the candle on this mantle of mine [acoustic guitar solo] This mantle of time This mantle of mine This mantle of time everything I love sits on a mantle in my room. [guitar fades out]
