Turn of the Cards

[Verse 1] Silver smoke in a crooked hand Cards like bones on velvet land A lantern trembles, thin and low As if it knows what I don’t know Footsteps hush, the night leans near Truth arrives where none can hear In the space ’tween breath and scar Waits the fortune between stars [Verse 2] Turn the card and name the sign Thread of yours, thread of mine Gold for grace or black for grief Mercy dressed as disbelief Every blessing leaves a mark Every light can hide a dark Every wish, no matter far Pays its fortune to the stars [Chorus] Read me softly, read me slow Tell me only what I’ll owe If the wheel has gone too far Hide my fortune in the stars Call it sorrow, call it grace Call the shadow by my face Still I’ll follow who you are Silent fortune between stars [Verse 3] Velvet sky and candle bone No one draws their fate alone Love may bloom and kingdoms bend Still the card decides the end Crimson moon on silver thread Some are crowned and some are led Some must lose before they are Worthy of the waiting stars [Bridge] Ahh, turn the card Ahh, let it fall Ahh, no prayer Can name it all Ahh, hush the flame Ahh, dim the room Ahh, fate arrives In silk and gloom [Final Chorus] Read me softly, read me slow Tell me what I dare not know If my heart should wander far Keep its fortune with the stars Call it warning, call it fire Call it ruin, call desire Still I’ll reach through every scar For my fortune in the stars [Outro] Silver smoke, the candle thins Night remembers where fate begins