[Verse 1] Gold dust turns in the torchlight Your silk sleeve brushes stone A king beneath the linen Has waited here alone Amber eyes hold the silence Your breath forgets to hide One step into the chamber And centuries divide [Pre-Chorus] You know the sealed door warned you You feel the old vow bend The sand keeps every secret The night won’t let you pretend [Chorus] Come close where the buried kingdoms sleep Let the ancient promise run too deep Your pulse against my bandaged hand One stolen hour the gods can’t command Come close, let the golden walls bear witness We were never meant to leave untouched [Verse 2] A necklace at your collar Catches fire, then fades My rings are cold as river stone My name is lost to days You lift your chin; the painted queen Looks down from painted skies I read a living question In the dark beneath your eyes [Pre-Chorus] You know the sealed door warned you You feel the old vow bend The sand keeps every secret The night won’t let you pretend [Chorus] Come close where the buried kingdoms sleep Let the ancient promise run too deep Your pulse against my bandaged hand One stolen hour the gods can’t command Come close, let the golden walls bear witness We were never meant to leave untouched [Bridge] When dawn finds the threshold Will you call this a dream? Or carry the desert In the folds of your sleeve? I have outlived every empire But not this desire Your name in my mouth Turns the dust into fire [Final Chorus] Come close where the buried kingdoms sleep Let the ancient promise run too deep Your pulse against my bandaged hand One stolen hour the gods can’t command Come close, let the golden walls bear witness We were never meant to leave untouched [Outro] The torches bow low The sand takes the trail Your warmth in the chamber My kingdom exhales
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