opera of hunger

Verse 1

Empty

Cold porcelain plate

A bitter draft under the heavy door

Hunger

Hunger

Stomach turns like a rusted wheel

Ink dries on the page

The quill breaks in the frost

Chorus

Give me your hand

It is freezing

Let me warm it with a breath

Give me your hand

It is freezing

I have nothing but this fire

Give me your hand

Verse 2

Stars

White as salt

Looking down on the cracks in the glass

Silence

Heavy silence

Wrapped in a coat of thin thread

Fading

You are fading

The lamp flickers once then dies

Rose

A pale pink rose

Petals falling on the dusty floor

Chorus

Give me your hand

It is freezing

Let me warm it with a breath

Give me your hand

It is freezing

I have nothing but this fire

Give me your hand

Bridge

Wait for the sun

Wait for the light

Wait for the warmth

The garret is a cage

My heart is a drum

Beating against the wood

Beating against the stone

Chorus

Give me your hand

It is freezing

Let me warm it with a breath

Give me your hand

It is freezing

I have nothing but this fire

Give me your hand

Outro

Cold

So cold

Sleep now

Sleep

Sleep