[Verse] There’s someone moving just beyond my eye A flicker caught where the shadows lie I turn to look; she slips away But lingers there in the dimmest gray The air hums low; a trembling chord A pulse I know but can’t ignore Each breath I take she draws away Yet closer comes when darkness sways [Pre-Chorus] She won’t move when the silence stays But she stirs when the Mystic Kitchen plays [Chorus] Oh she dances where the lamplight bleeds Half-a-smile and a breath that pleads At the edge of sight she sways unseen Like a ghost between the worlds of dream She only breathes when the music sways She only lives when the Mystic Kitchen plays [Verse] Out of the corner she watches me Reflected pale in glass and sea A phantom pulse behind the veil Too soft to touch too sharp to fail I blink she’s closer just in frame I feel her hum she mouths my name The walls lean in the night runs thin And I can’t tell where she begins [Pre-Chorus] I beg her to stop; she never obeys She’s the queen when the Mystic Kitchen plays [Chorus] Oh she stands where the lamplight bleeds Half-a-smile and a breath that pleads At the edge of sight she sways unseen Like a ghost between the worlds of dream She only breathes when the music sways She only dances when the Mystic Kitchen plays [Bridge] She lives in corners and in sighs She paints her shape where the shadow lies A melody made from hunger and fear She’s been waiting all these years [Chorus] Now she dances and I can’t look away Her smile’s the curse I can’t outstay If I face her she'll fade away But she’ll be back when the music plays [Outro] So hush the music let silence reign Before the Mystic Kitchen plays again
