[Intro] In the hush before the thunder I kneel to the hourglass (oh, the hourglass) One hand on the compass One hand on my own last gasp [Verse 1] I was carved from morning marble In a corridor of bells I learned the names of shadows From the mirrors in the wells Every door was a question Every step an open wound And the moon kept its appointment Like a surgeon with a spoon [Pre-Chorus] So I count my broken kingdoms On the fingers of the rain If the world is just a circuit Then I’ll short it once again Lift me higher Higher than the choir [Chorus] I am the clockwork cathedral I am the saint and the spark I am the clockwork cathedral Burning a halo in the dark Say my name Say it slow I was born for the crescendo (Clockwork cathedral) [Verse 2] There’s a dragon in the mezzanine A violin in the storm Every prophecy a paper cut Every anthem overdrawn I wore my grief like armor I wore my pride like gold Then I found a hidden staircase In the story I was sold [Pre-Chorus] So I count my broken kingdoms On the fingers of the rain If the world is just a circuit Then I’ll short it once again Lift me higher Higher than the choir [Chorus] I am the clockwork cathedral I am the saint and the spark I am the clockwork cathedral Burning a halo in the dark Say my name Say it slow I was born for the crescendo (Clockwork cathedral) [Bridge] Now the thunder kneels beside me Now the mirrors start to sing Every fracture in the kingdom Turns to stained glass in the spring If I fall, let me fall Like a comet with a crown I will meet my own reflection And not let it look me down [Final Chorus] I am the clockwork cathedral I am the saint and the spark I am the clockwork cathedral Burning a halo in the dark Say my name Say it slow I was born for the crescendo I am the clockwork cathedral (Clockwork cathedral)
