[Verse 1] I left my supper by the bedroom lamp, A knock came softly through the quiet hall. A servant said, “The queen would see you now,” So I rose and followed at the call. Past painted doors and corridors of stone, Her footsteps led where candle-brightness grew. The castle stretched like kingdoms in a dream; The throne room felt unexpectedly small and true. [Pre-Chorus] I thought of all the walls King Wulfgang raised, And wondered what he chose to leave unseen. Then through the doorway, past the emerald walls, I felt the hush of something unforeseen. [Chorus] In a little room beneath the crowns, Lord, teach my heart to listen without fear. Where velvet seats and gold are gathered round, Remind me You are near, remind me You are near. No grandest hall can hold the grace You give; You meet us in the humble places where we live. [Verse 2] A woven rug lay richly on the floor, Great portraits watched from frames of carved wood. Two velvet chairs stood high upon a dais, One empty, one where the queen sat still and hooded— Not hooded, crowned in gold, with curls cut short, Her blue eyes flashing, bright as winter skies. Red lips, a small bright piercing at her brow, And tailored clothes that caught my searching eyes. [Pre-Chorus] A brown piano waited by the chairs, While all the painted faces held their breath. She looked at me; I felt the weight of being seen, And prayed for words that would be kind, not deft. [Chorus] In a little room beneath the crowns, Lord, teach my heart to listen without fear. Where velvet seats and gold are gathered round, Remind me You are near, remind me You are near. No grandest hall can hold the grace You give; You meet us in the humble places where we live. [Bridge] The meal I left would wait for me, The long hall stretched behind my feet. But mercy makes a stranger brave, And gives the anxious heart a seat. [Final Chorus] In a little room beneath the crowns, Lord, teach my heart to listen without fear. Where velvet seats and gold are gathered round, Remind me You are near, remind me You are near. No grandest hall can hold the grace You give; You meet us in the humble places where we live. [Outro] You meet us in the humble places where we live.
