[Verse 1] You say you’re only background A blur beside the door A quiet little nothing In the corner of the floor You fold yourself in shadow Like wings behind your back Thinking no one sees you Where the golden dust collects But I have watched you listening Like the room became a song You make the silence gentler Just by standing there so long [Pre-Chorus] You call yourself a wallflower Like that means hard to see But flowers climb old stonework And make ruins look like spring [Chorus] Moth by the lamplight Soft wings, small flame You think you’re only circling But you brighten up the frame Moth by the lamplight Little ghost of gold You say you’re not the shining kind But darling, you glow You glow In ways you never notice You glow Like warmth against the cold [Verse 2] You laugh like it’s an accident A match struck by mistake But everybody turns their head When your tiny thunder breaks You hide behind your sleeves You talk down to your spark But even when you whisper You put lanterns in the dark And I know you don’t believe me You’ll blush and roll your eyes But some people are the sunrise Trying not to wake the sky [Pre-Chorus] You call yourself a wallflower Like you’re fading into stone But I have seen the whole room bloom Because you weren’t alone [Chorus] Moth by the lamplight Soft wings, small flame You think you’re only circling But you brighten up the frame Moth by the lamplight Little ghost of gold You say you’re not the shining kind But darling, you glow You glow In ways you never notice You glow Like warmth against the cold [Bridge] No, you don’t have to dazzle You don’t have to be loud You don’t have to burn the ceiling Just to make somebody proud Stay shy if you need to Stay quiet if you like Even tucked into the corner You are messing with the light And maybe you are fragile Maybe wings can come undone But I have never seen a small thing Make a room so full of sun [Final Chorus] Moth by the lamplight Soft wings, brave flame You think you’re only circling But you changed the whole frame Moth by the lamplight Little ghost of gold You say you’re not the shining kind But darling, you glow You glow In ways you never notice You glow Like a secret being told [Outro] You say you’re only background But the room knows that you’re there Every shadow leans toward you Every lamp warms up the air
