Lyric

Moon on the thorn gate

Silver on the bramble

You came with quiet hands

And a name I could not handle

Your coat held the cold

Your eyes held the weather

I heard the garden breathe

When we stood there together

The night leaned in

To listen close

Every rose was

A little ghost

And I knew then

What you came for

A key in your pocket

A crack in my door

Moon over the thorn gate

Stay on me, stay on me

Moon over the thorn gate

I’m the one you came to see

Moon over the thorn gate

Call my name, call my name

Moon over the thorn gate

Burn my fear to lace and flame

We walked past the statues

With their broken white fingers

Past the well with its secret

And the bell that never rings

You said, “Don’t be afraid now”

But your voice was a lantern

Dimming in my chest

As the shadows gathered faster

The branches bowed

Like old church saints

And your promise rose

Through the window panes

I should have run

I should have knelt

But your eyes were winter

And mine had felt

Moon over the thorn gate

Stay on me, stay on me

Moon over the thorn gate

I’m the one you came to see

Moon over the thorn gate

Call my name, call my name

Moon over the thorn gate

Burn my fear to lace and flame

If I let you in

Would you ruin me gently?

If I let you stay

Would you leave me empty?

The cello wept low

The room went still

And the moon on the glass

Turned sharp as a will

Moon over the thorn gate

Stay on me, stay on me

Moon over the thorn gate

I’m the one you came to see

Moon over the thorn gate

Call my name, call my name

Moon over the thorn gate

Take my heart and wear your crown

Moon over the thorn gate

Stay on me, stay on me

Moon over the thorn gate

Till the dark comes sinking down