[Verse 1]
I crossed the ash-black lawn
Bare feet, cold stone
Your chapel door was open
Like a mouth of bone
Candles leaned and trembled
In the silver haze
I heard my name in Latin
From the walls’ old veins
[Pre-Chorus]
Kyrie, call me near
Kyrie, I can hear
The dust begin to wake
The dead are not asleep
[Chorus]
Come close, come close
Under the old white rosary
Come close, come close
Say my name in the dark for me
I am the rose
I am the thorn in the seam
Come close, come close
And keep your hands on me
[Verse 2]
Your hands were stained with ink
And altar smoke
You traced a line on my wrist
Then the silence spoke
A choir in the rafters
Thin as winter thread
Every note a cold kiss
On the living and the dead
[Pre-Chorus]
Kyrie, call me near
Kyrie, I can hear
The iron gates unclose
The moon is at the door
[Chorus]
Come close, come close
Under the old white rosary
Come close, come close
Say my name in the dark for me
I am the rose
I am the thorn in the seam
Come close, come close
And keep your hands on me
[Bridge]
If I turn to shadow
Will you still stay?
If I sing your secrets
Will they drift away?
Hush now, darling
Don’t break the spell
The bells are low
And they know me well
[Final Chorus]
Come close, come close
Under the old white rosary
Come close, come close
Say my name in the dark for me
I am the rose
I am the thorn in the seam
Come close, come close
And keep your hands on me