Little Songs v2

[Intro] Turn the little key for me Let the sleeping garden breathe Close the curtains, dim the light Keep your little dream tonight [Verse 1] You left your ribbon on the stair A faded blue beneath the dust I wound the box beside your chair And heard your little song return The painted flowers watched the door Their porcelain eyes were turned toward me I heard your footsteps on the floor But there was no one there to see [Pre-Chorus] You said my name from somewhere small Behind the walls, beneath the floor One little note became a call And every melody became a door [Chorus] Stay where the little song can find you Stay where the dying flowers bend I keep this room exactly as you left it I keep the music playing to the end Stay where the little moonlight hides you Stay where the shadows know your name If I keep turning, you will come back If I keep dreaming, you'll remain [Verse 2] The doll's glass eyes began to shine Though every window had been sealed The nursery clock forgot the time And something whispered through the walls Your little footsteps crossed the room Then vanished underneath the bed The music bird began to turn And played a song I thought was dead [Pre-Chorus] The tune grew thin, the walls drew near A second voice began to hum I held the key against my heart And begged the turning not to stop [Chorus] Stay where the little song can find you Stay where the winter flowers bend I keep this room exactly as you left it I keep the music playing to the end Stay where the little moonlight hides you Stay where the shadows know your name If I keep turning, you will come back If I keep dreaming, you'll remain [Bridge] If love is just a locked-up room Then let me sleep beside the door I hear you breathing in the flowers I hear you whispering for more Maybe the garden never knew me Maybe the garden knew you first Maybe every time I turn the key I wake the thing beneath the verse [Dark Whisper] Don't wake up... Don't leave... The little song is almost done... [Final Chorus] Stay where the little song can find you Stay though the painted garden fades I keep the room exactly as you left it I turn the key and watch the daylight fade Stay where the little moonlight hides you Stay where forever has no end If I keep turning, you will come back If I keep dreaming, you'll be here again [Outro] The final note falls on the floor The porcelain flowers close their eyes I hear you humming from the hall I follow—but the hallway dies Turn the little key for me... Let the sleeping garden breathe... [Music box slows] Stay...