[Intro]

(Haunting cello melody fades in)

(Soft acoustic guitar plucking)

[Verse 1]

Pull the curtains, shut the sun out

Dust is settling on the velvet couch

Don't you shiver in that heavy dress?

Trading breathing for a quiet rest

[Verse 2]

No more clocks to rush our weary minds

Leave the bitter, weeping world behind

Lay your head upon the earthen bed

I will kiss the frost upon your head

[Chorus]

So lay your frozen skin against my own

Let the long and dreamless night be sown

Two pale phantoms dancing out of breath

We are wedded in the waltz of death

[Instrumental Solo]

(Eerie, melancholic piano mixed with soft string arrangement)

[Verse 3]

Frail and numb, your fingers interlace

In this quiet, subterranean space

Silver teardrops freezing on my cheek

There is nothing left for us to speak

[Chorus]

So lay your frozen skin against my own

Let the long and dreamless night be sown

Two pale phantoms dancing out of breath

We are wedded in the waltz of death

[Bridge]

Above the ground, the living mourn and weep

But we have found a sweeter, deeper sleep

Let the heavy dirt wash like a tide

Safe forever by my silent bride

[Outro]

Fade away...

Into the gray...

No more tears, my breathless bride

Just two shadows, side by side

(Strings slowly fade into total silence)