[Verse 1]
Tell me a story
one more time
Before you walk
right out of this night
I was a dreamer
curled in your arms
Counting the cracks
on our paper stars
[Chorus]
Nevermore, nevermore
you don’t sing me to sleep
Our lullaby broke
in the space in between
Every beat of my heart
spells your name in the dark
But you’re already gone
while the night holds my heart
[Verse 2]
Pillow remembers
the shape of your back
Your shadow still leans
on the coat on the rack
I talk to the ceiling
soft, like a prayer
Pretend for a moment
you’re still lying there (oh)
[Chorus]
Nevermore, nevermore
you don’t sing me to sleep
Our lullaby broke
in the space in between
Every beat of my heart
spells your name in the dark
But you’re already gone
while the night holds my heart
[Bridge]
I was the dreamer
you were the door
I opened too wide
now it’s just cold on the floor
If I close my eyes
will you be mine once more?
Or echo forever
on the word nevermore
[Chorus]
Nevermore, nevermore
you don’t sing me to sleep
Our lullaby broke
in the space in between
Every beat of my heart
spells your name in the dark
So I’ll sing our lullaby
to my own fragile heart
[Outro]
Hush, little story
time to close
I’ll be the dreamer
here alone (mmm)