[Verse 1] You folded the red cloth under her head While the last lamp thinned beside the bed Her copper hair spilled across your hands Like autumn caught in a quiet land [Pre-Chorus] You said her name, then said it twice As if the room could take advice [Chorus] Stay with me, keeper of the flame Tell me she can still hear her name If morning finds the window white Hold her close through the failing light Stay with me, don't turn away Some hearts leave slowly, some cannot stay [Verse 2] The basin cooled beside the chair A ribbon trembled in the air You watched her breathing rise and fall Counting each one against the wall [Pre-Chorus] No prayer could make the silence bend No hand could teach the dark to end [Chorus] Stay with me, keeper of the flame Tell me she can still hear her name If morning finds the window white Hold her close through the failing light Stay with me, don't turn away Some hearts leave slowly, some cannot stay [Bridge] When the red cloth slips from her shoulder When the room grows wide and colder Lay your cheek where her warmth has been Love is not gone because it cannot speak [Final Chorus] Stay with me, keeper of the flame Carry the weight, remember the name If morning finds the window white Open the door and release the night Stay with me, though the room is bare Love leaves a shape in the quiet air [Outro] You folded the red cloth under her head And held the silence after she fled
