[Intro - Pipe Organ, Whispered Choir] Bells in the ruin, cold on the stone I said forever, I stand here alone [Verse 1] I walked the aisle in winter light With dead white roses in my hands The vow was trembling on my tongue When fate unmade all that we planned The candles bowed, the stained glass cried The organ screamed and split the air He reached for me through falling ash And disappeared — he was not there [Pre-Chorus] The sky tore open over me The stars broke over my head One kiss was stolen by the dark One name was left unsaid [Chorus] I am the bride of the black flames burning White veil flying in the night Shattered stars are falling, turning Round a torn sky, void of light If love is a curse, then let it take me I will sing till he can hear I am the bride no grave can bury Beautiful, burning, still here White veil, black flame White veil, black flame [Verse 2] Three hundred years have turned to dust The kings are gone, the castle fell I still return to this altar stone Still hear the ghost of that church bell My dress is ash, my hands are cold But this black fire will not die It wears my heart, it wears my soul It lifts my veil against the sky [Pre-Chorus] I don't grow old, I don't find peace I don't get Heaven, I don't get sleep I get this fire, I get this song And one lost love I still keep [Chorus] I am the bride of the black flames burning White veil flying in the night Shattered stars are falling, turning Round a torn sky, void of light If love is a curse, then let it take me I will sing till he can hear I am the bride no grave can bury Beautiful, burning, still here White veil, black flame White veil, black flame [Bridge - Stripped, Piano and Organ Only, Soaring] Give him back, or take the sky Give him back, or let me die You tore the heavens, you stole the day You left me dressed
