[Verse 1] You wait where the blackthorn leans A silver ring between your fingers I know the name you never say I taste it when the candle flickers [Pre-Chorus] Your sleeve brushes mine, then you retreat One step close, two steps away I draw a circle in the dust And keep your almost here to stay [Chorus] Come close, come close, but don't come near I cast your name; you disappear One kiss away, one world apart I bind the spell around my heart Come close, come close, the night obeys I want you more than I should crave You can't be mine, still I repeat: Come close, come close, but don't come near [Verse 2] At dawn you leave the garden gate Your cup still warm beside the stair I fold the note you couldn't keep And tuck it where the roots can hear [Pre-Chorus] Your sleeve brushes mine, then you retreat One step close, two steps away I draw a circle in the dust And keep your almost here to stay [Chorus] Come close, come close, but don't come near I cast your name; you disappear One kiss away, one world apart I bind the spell around my heart Come close, come close, the night obeys I want you more than I should crave You can't be mine, still I repeat: Come close, come close, but don't come near [Bridge] If wanting you is the enchantment Let every careful knot hold fast I'll trade the morning for a moment Though every moment cannot last [Final Chorus] Come close, come close, but don't come near I cast your name; you disappear One kiss away, one world apart I bind the spell around my heart Come close, come close, the night obeys I want you more than I should crave You can't be mine, still I repeat: Come close, come close, but don't come near [Outro] Your name beneath my tongue The spell undone, the wanting on
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