Lyric

The kettle song is low

And the window turns to gold

I trace the dust on vellum

With a hand that’s gone less cold

A broken spellbook cover

Keeps my secrets in its spine

I found your name in embers

And the room began to shine

So I stay

At the edge of dawn

Let the shadows tire

Let the hurt move on

The ending learns to smile

The ending learns to smile

After all that ache

After all those miles

The ending learns to smile

On the final page

What was once a wound

Turns into a stage

I fold the night away now

Like a cloak across my chair

The blue teacup by the sill

Catches morning in its glare

Your laughter in the hallway

Like a bell through cedar smoke

I swear the air is lighter

Where the hard old silence broke

So I stay

At the edge of dawn

Let the dark unclasp

Let the fear fall on

The ending learns to smile

The ending learns to smile

After all that ache

After all those miles

The ending learns to smile

On the final page

What was once a wound

Turns into a stage

And if the last door opens

I won’t call it loss

I’ll place a little candle

At the place we crossed

Then every cracked reflection

Turns to glass and grace

Even what I couldn't hold

Still knows my face

The ending learns to smile

The ending learns to smile

Soft as rain on stone

Bright as first-breathed child

The ending learns to smile

And I do too

When the final dark

Lets the morning through

The ending learns to smile

The ending learns to smile