[Intro]
In the glare of gold and glass, I’m counting lucky stars
A crowded ballroom, but I hear your laugh from afar
[Verse 1]
You wear the world like a sunset dress, I’m just a corner store light
But your shimmer pulls me closer, even if I’m out of sight
I’m chasing a spark in velvet halls, where pennies turn to dreams
And I’m learning to breathe in a tempo of borrowed things
[Chorus]
If love is a ladder, I’m climbing in socks with holes
You’re the gilded ceiling, I’m a heart that’s learning its goals
Tell me if we’re dreaming too wide, too far from the sky
I’d trade a prince for a honest touch, if you’d stayed nearby
[Verse 2]
We map the city with your maps on silk, mine are pages torn
You whisper futures in languages I’ve never known
But every time you smile, the walls turn warm and real
And I’m worth more than the coins that never seal
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe we’re a mixtape playing on two different screens
But your voice writes lines I’ll keep, even in in-between
[Chorus]
If love is a ladder, I’m climbing in socks with holes
You’re the gilded ceiling, I’m a heart that’s learning its goals
Tell me if we’re dreaming too wide, too far from the sky
I’d trade a prince for a honest touch, if you’d stayed nearby
[Bridge]
Hold my hand through glass doors and palace airs
If I fall, let it be into your care
No velvet, no velvet can measure what’s true
Just you and me, the rest fades to blue
[Chorus]
If love is a ladder, I’m climbing in socks with holes
You’re the gilded ceiling, I’m a heart that’s learning its goals
Tell me if we’re dreaming too wide, too far from the sky
I’d trade a prince for a honest touch, if you’d stayed nearby
[Outro]
Stay, even as the bells keep ringing gold in the night
Stay, and teach this simple heart to hold you right
