Sleeping Beauty Complex

Lyrics

[Intro]
The day is done.
The house is settling in its bones.

[Verse 1]
The armor hits the hardwood floor
You won't be needing it today
Your pulse is dropping, slow and sure
While all the strict defenses fray
I watch the tension leave your jaw
The perfect stillness of the room
You're subject to a different law
A captive in the velvet gloom

[Chorus]
It’s a Sleeping Beauty complex, darling
A quiet kingdom in the dark
You gave away the crown so freely
Left me to guard the vital spark
There is a menace in the tender
A lovely danger in the wait
I hold the keys to your surrender
Right at the iron gate

[Verse 2]
The glowing clock hits 3:14
A siren fades out in the damp
You are the calmest thing I've caught
Beneath the heavy reading lamp
To have you entirely at my grace
Without a shield, without a net
I trace the shadows on your face
And hope you don't wake up just yet

[Chorus]
It’s a Sleeping Beauty complex, darling
A quiet kingdom in the dark
You gave away the crown so freely
Left me to guard the vital spark
There is a menace in the tender
A lovely danger in the wait
I hold the keys to your surrender
Right at the iron gate

[Bridge]
You're made of glass upon the cotton
A sudden shift is all it takes
I crave this absolute permission
But mourn the second that you finally open your eyes

[Outro]
Don't stir.
Keep breathing deep.
The world is locked outside the room.
I’ll watch the shadows as they creep
Just stay asleep.