[Verse 1]
Once upon a midnight lonely,
you came back to my door
A velvet shadow in the window,
and my heart knew what it wore
I had lost my name in winter,
I had counted every tear
Then your eyes said, “Still remember?”
and I held you near
[Pre-Chorus]
On the frost of my forgiveness
you laid your broken wings
And the room began to tremble
with the hope your silence brings
[Chorus]
Nevermore, not for us
Nevermore, I don’t give up
Take my hand, stay in my fire
Stay the night, stay my desire
Nevermore, not for us
(nevermore) I choose your love
Nevermore can’t close this door
Not tonight, not evermore
[Verse 2]
You were wrapped in black devotion,
I was dressed in old regret
You said, “Love can learn to haunt you,
but it hasn’t left me yet”
Every scar became a lantern
when you touched my shaking face
And the dark that used to own me
fell apart in place
[Pre-Chorus]
Then your voice, a solemn rhythm,
drifted soft and low
Like a prayer beneath the thunder
that refused to let me go
[Chorus]
Nevermore, not for us
Nevermore, I don’t give up
Take my hand, stay in my fire
Stay the night, stay my desire
Nevermore, not for us
(nevermore) I choose your love
Nevermore can’t close this door
Not tonight, not evermore
[Bridge]
In the hush between the heartbeats,
I heard your promise ring
Though the past came like a winter,
you were warmer than the spring
If the night keeps asking questions,
I will answer with your name
Let the ravens circle higher
I will love you just the same
[Final Chorus]
Nevermore, not for us
Nevermore, I don’t give up
Take my hand, stay in my fire
Stay the night, stay my desire
Nevermore, not for us
(nevermore) I choose your love
Nevermore can’t close this door
Not tonight, not evermore
[Outro]
And the raven on the window
watched the shadows fade
But my heart, once cold and hollow,
learned the vow that you made