Velvet Funeral

Hush…

The night is holding its breath

And I’m still holding you (Oooooohhhhh…) (Aaaaaahhhhh…)

One slow turn

And I don’t know who we were before

You came to me like midnight Soft enough to make me stay

There was darkness in your silence

But I wanted it that way

Your fingers found my heartbeat And every time you looked at me

I forgot the world around us

I forgot who I used to be

Maybe we’re a tragedy Wrapped in velvet and gold But if loving

you means losing me Then let me get lost I tried to

hide it I tried to breathe But every part of me Keeps

reaching for you

If this love is my funeral Let me die in your arms

Lay me down in your darkness Keep me safe from the dawn

If this love is my funeral Let the violins cry

I’ll give you every breath I have Before I say goodbye

You move across the room

Like smoke beneath the moon

Every step you take toward me

Makes the ending come too soon

I see the storm behind your eyes

You don’t have to say a word

Our hearts are getting louder

And the silence can’t be heard Maybe we’re beautifully wrong Maybe we’re

meant to fall But I’d trade a thousand tomorrows For one night

with you I can’t hide it I can’t fight it This love

is burning Through everything

Piano… Cello… Violins… Drums…

(Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…) (Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…) I can’t hide you anymore.

(Oooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh…) (Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh…) (Oooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh…)

Don’t let me go…

When morning finds the ashes Promise you won’t forget my name

And if you ever miss me Listen underneath the rain I’ll still

be dancing Somewhere inside the dark Where the music never ends And

you still have my heart

Don’t wake me

Don’t save me

Let the darkness have its way

Don’t pull me

Don’t lose me

Not tonight

Not today

If this love is my funeral

Let me die in your arms

Lay me down in your darkness Keep me safe from the dawn

If this love is my funeral

Let the whole heaven cry

I’ll give you every piece of me

Before I say goodbye If this love is my funeral Then bury

me with

your heart Because

even when the world is gone I’d still choose where you are

(Oooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh…) (Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh…) Even when the music dies… The chandeliers go dark The

last candle disappears But your hand is still in mine Even when

you’re no longer here The piano plays one final note… And somewhere

in the silence…

I dance.