[Intro – silence, then gasp] [Spoken] The room is sealed. The circle is drawn. If you remember your name, come dressed for the dawn. [Verse 1] Black satin parts at the end of the hall, Cold hands hover where the candles burn small. One heel strikes stone; every mirror turns, A place at the table for the dearly returned. [Chorus – summoning chant] Come through, come through, take your place in the ring, Runway circle, hear the house bells sing. Gowns in the doorway, veils drifting wide, Guests of honor, step inside. Come through, come through, answer the call, Walk this circle and welcome us all. [Verse 2] Now the portraits blink and the curtains draw back, A silver train leaves a frost-white track. The names in the ledger rise up one by one, While the floorboards keep time with the dead and the drums. [Chorus – larger] Come through, come through, take your place in the ring, Runway circle, hear the house bells sing. Gowns in the doorway, veils drifting wide, Guests of honor, step inside. Come through, come through, answer the call, Walk this circle and welcome us all. [Bridge – invocation] Bride of the dust, take the first slow turn, Keeper of ashes, let the black candles burn. No one is lost while the circle is drawn— Lift every veil. Bring the whole house on. [Final Chorus – full spectacle] Come through, come through, take your place in the ring, Runway circle, let the rafters ring. Gowns in the doorway, veils drifting wide, Guests of honor, step inside. Come through, come through, answer the call, Walk this circle—welcome us all. Come through, come through, let the last bell roll, Ghosts in their gowns, take the floor, take the whole. [Outro] The circle is closed. The room keeps your name.
