[Verse 1] Yellow stockings Cross-gartered pride You practiced every Careful stride Saw secret meaning In a crooked smile Built whole futures From a folded file [Chorus] Oh Malvolio You read the ink too deep Turned a passing joke Into a promise you could keep Oh Malvolio Blinded by a borrowed star Chasing love in letters That were never who you are [Verse 2] Darkroom dreaming Of a countess call Every servant’s whisper Felt ten feet tall You wore your hope Like a crown too tight Left your reason In the laundry by the firelight [Chorus] Oh Malvolio You read the ink too deep Turned a passing joke Into a promise you could keep Oh Malvolio Blinded by a borrowed star Chasing love in letters That were never who you are [Bridge] Were you cruel Or just afraid A lonely man Who misread shade If the world applauds When a proud fool falls Tell me Who’s the cruelest Of us all [Chorus] Oh Malvolio You read the ink too deep Built a golden cage From a single brittle sheet Oh Malvolio Standing in the afterglow All that’s left is laughter And a name they’ll never know
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