The Fall of Desdemona

Lyrics: Lakshay Bhalla Music: Lakshay Bhalla [Verse 1] I heard your footsteps on the cypress walk Whispering my name like a prayer in the dark They said you carried poison in your smile A jealous ghost with murder in his heart for miles [Pre-Chorus] And if you’d never crossed the water for me I’d still be floating face-down in the willow tree I gave my ribbon to the wind, my ring to the tide Right before you dragged my body to the living side [Chorus] All that time I was locked inside my chamber You were sharpening your dagger Now I understand it all (All, all) Late one night You broke the silence with your thunder Tore the handkerchief asunder Saved my soul from the fall of Desdemona (Desdemona) [Post-Chorus] Keep it one hundred on the shore, the ship, the storm Swear your fever to my wrists, my breath, my form I don’t care what sins you carry in (In) ‘cause now (Now) you’re torn This is the breathless dawn you were reborn for The fall of Desdemona [Verse 2] The daughter of the senator of Venice Loved an outsider they swore would leave me defenseless They called it tragedy, I called it oxygen Till envy braided every lie into a noose again [Pre-Chorus] And if you’d never crossed the water for me I’d still be praying on my knees for mercy You wrap around me like the sea, the moon, the night Pulling me under just to teach me how to fight [Chorus] All that time I was locked inside my chamber You were sharpening your dagger Now I understand it all (All, all) Late one night You broke the silence with your thunder Tore the handkerchief asunder Saved my soul from the fall of Desdemona (Desdemona) [Post-Chorus] Keep it one hundred on the shore, the ship, the storm Swear your fever to my wrists, my breath, my form I don’t care what sins you carry in (In) ‘cause now (Now) you’re torn This is the breathless dawn you were reborn for The fall of Desdemona [Bridge] It’s embroidered in the fabric of my memory Only you can read the bloodstains like a rosary No longer suffocating on their jealousy All because you crossed the water Came for me Embroidered in the fabric of my memory Only you can read the bloodstains like a rosary No longer suffocating on their jealousy All because you came for me [Chorus] All that time I was locked inside my chamber You were sharpening your dagger Now I understand it all (I understand it all) Late one night You broke the silence with your thunder Tore the handkerchief asunder Saved my soul from the fall of Desdemona (Desdemona) [Post-Chorus] Keep it one hundred on the shore, the ship, the storm Swear your fever to my wrists (My wrists), my breath, my form I don’t care what sins you carry in (You carry in) ‘cause now (‘Cause now) you’re torn This is the breathless dawn you were reborn for The fall of Desdemona [Outro] You saved my soul from the fall of Desdemona (Desdemona… Desdemona…)