[Verse 1] Born in the cold where the nameless sleep Back rooms, thin walls, promises cheap He learned real fast what the hungry know Smile with your teeth and never let it show Midnight called through a splintered door A whisper, a bargain, a ghostly law One blue eye lit like a branded flame And nothing in the dark forgot his name [Pre-Chorus] Fine print, sharp grin Let the binding now begin Silver tongue, steady hand He makes the shadows understand [Chorus] Gilt Law Gold on the cuff, blood in the vow Gilt Law He writes your fate and collects it now Gilt Law One eye green and one ghost-blue star From the gutter to the grave, he’s the law you are Gilt Law Silk and smoke, chain and scar He built a throne from what the broken are [Verse 2] Pocket watch, velvet lie He wears good manners like an alibi Brocade black and a polished name Half of it style and half of it flame He sells a promise, he seals a debt Makes saints and scoundrels equally sweat A quill, a ring, a measured breath And every contract tastes of death [Pre-Chorus] Sign here, speak plain Every favour leaves a stain Stand tall, don’t blink He can make the dead ones think [Chorus] Gilt Law Gold on the cuff, blood in the vow Gilt Law He writes your fate and collects it now Gilt Law One eye green and one ghost-blue star From the gutter to the grave, he’s the law you are Gilt Law Silk and smoke, chain and scar He built a throne from what the broken are [Bridge] He remembers winter floors Names forgotten, orphan doors Cheap bread, hard rain The sort of life that brands the brain Now he drinks where the rich men sit Laughs too clean and dresses fit But underneath the velvet line Still lives the boy who starved for shine [Breakdown] Ink black Knife bright Monocle flash in the candlelight Stand down Kneel low Once he names the terms, you know [Final Chorus] Gilt Law Gold on the cuff, blood in the vow Gilt Law He writes your fate and collects it now Gilt Law One eye green and one ghost-blue star From the gutter to the grave, he’s the law you are Gilt Law Silk and smoke, chain and scar He built a throne from what the broken are [Outro] Sign in ash Sign in flame He will make your silence name Gilt Law Gilt Law Ink the blood And seal the shame
