Down The Hall

Verse 1

Down the hall the candles gutter low

The marble floor remembers every tread

I count the doors I passed so long ago

And hear the voices of the living dead

Chorus

Down the hall

Down the hall I wander

Where the light grows thin and tall

Down the hall

Down the hall I ponder

Every name I once let fall

Verse 2

The portrait on the wall has turned to grey

Its eyes still follow where my shadow goes

I swore I'd find the words I failed to say

But every turning only multiplies the rows

Pre-Chorus

The heart contracts

The pulse does slow

One more step

Before I go

Chorus

Down the hall

Down the hall I wander

Where the light grows thin and tall

Down the hall

Down the hall I ponder

Every name I once let fall

Bridge

O requiem

For what I never spoke

O requiem

For oaths I gently broke

The dust convenes

The stones are carved in vain

And still I walk

And still I walk again

Verse 3

A door ajar reveals a golden room

A table set for one who never came

I hear a violin lament the gloom

And call a name I cannot speak for shame

Pre-Chorus

My fingers trace

The ancient broom

One last breath

Before the tomb

Chorus

Down the hall

Down the hall I wander

Where the light grows thin and tall

Down the hall

Down the hall I ponder

Every name I once let fall

Chorus

Down the hall

Down the hall I wander

Where the light grows thin and tall

Down the hall

Down the hall I ponder

Every name I once let fall

Every name I once let fall

Finale

Let fall

Let fall

Let fall

Verse 4

The final door is closed but not yet sealed

I hear the choir singing from the stone

The vows I made were broken and concealed

And now I walk this corridor alone

Chorus

Down the hall

Down the hall I wander

Where the light grows thin and tall

Down the hall

Down the hall I ponder

Every name I once let fall

Recitative

O caretaker of these silent rooms

O keeper of the key

Was it my pride that sealed my doom

Or mercy sparing me

Verse 5

A mirror at the far end of the way

Reflects a figure younger than my years

I raise my hand to bless what I betray

And weep the tears I never shed in fears

Aria

Miserere

Miserere domine

For the soul that lost its way

Miserere

Hear my plea

Wash the guilt from this decay

Bridge

The candles have gone out

The marble turns to frost

I count the names and doubt

The grace that I have lost

Chorus

Down the hall

Down the hall I wander

Where the light grows thin and tall

Down the hall

Down the hall I ponder

Every name I once let fall

Final Chorus

Down the hall

Down the hall I wander

Where the light has gone to rest

Down the hall

Down the hall I ponder

Every name upon my breast

Outro

Amen

Amen

Down the hall

Amen

Amen

Let fall

Let fall

Amen