Moon above Marble

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

The fountains keep their steady hum tonight

I count the roses one by one

A gardener's son once bowed and caught my eye

And now the kingdom sleeps and I'm undone

[Pre-Chorus]

He calls me by my given name

Not the title carved in stone

He calls me by my given name

And I have never felt so known

[Chorus]

Moon above the marble wall

Tell me what a crown is for

Moon above the marble wall

If loving him means losing all

Then let the marble fall

[Verse 2]

My father keeps his portraits straight and cold

My mother wears her silence like a ring

I trace the ivy where he trimmed it low

And wonder what a common hand could bring

[Pre-Chorus]

He calls me by my given name

Not the title carved in stone

He calls me by my given name

And I have never felt so known

[Chorus]

Moon above the marble wall

Tell me what a crown is for

Moon above the marble wall

If loving him means losing all

Then let the marble fall

[Bridge]

I could marry for the borders and the gold

I could marry for the maps upon the wall

I could marry well and never once be whole

But the garden knows

The garden knows it all

[Chorus]

Moon above the marble wall

Tell me what a crown is for

Moon above the marble wall

If loving him means losing all

Then let the marble fall

[Outro]

Let the marble fall

Let it fall