Vespertine Crown

[Verse 1] In the moon-green hush You step through the gate Vespertine in black lace With a crown made of hate Eternal Grove behind you Like roots under steel Every eye in the ring Feels the chill when you kneel You don’t walk, you glide Like a blade through smoke One hand on the ropes One smile like a joke [Pre-Chorus] Ave, vespertine Night-bloom queen Hear that choir rise Hear that chain-link sing [Chorus] Vespertine, Queen of the Night Vespertine, hold the line Eternal Grove, raise the vow Vespertine, take your crown Vespertine, Queen of the Night Cold eyes, holy fire Vespertine, take the ring (Gro-ve, Gro-ve) [Verse 2] Under flood and thunder You carve your name One sharp glance And the whole place changes game Boots hit hard Like drums in a crypt You snap the wrist And the crowd gets split A thorn for a tongue A prayer for a grin You make a saint of bruises You make sin look thin [Pre-Chorus] Ave, vespertine Night-bloom queen Stone by stone You make the dark believe [Chorus] Vespertine, Queen of the Night Vespertine, hold the line Eternal Grove, raise the vow Vespertine, take your crown Vespertine, Queen of the Night Cold eyes, holy fire Vespertine, take the ring (Gro-ve, Gro-ve) [Bridge] Kyrie, kyrie The bell is breaking Sancta nocte The ground is waking From the Grove You come like winter Soft as velvet Sharp as splinter [Final Chorus] Vespertine, Queen of the Night Vespertine, hold the line Eternal Grove, raise the vow Vespertine, take your crown Vespertine, Queen of the Night Cold eyes, holy fire Vespertine, take the ring (Gro-ve, Gro-ve) Vespertine, Queen of the Night Ave, ave, rise Vespertine, take the ring And rule the night