[Intro] [Whispered] Listen The walls have learned our names Listen The candles hide the flames [Verse] In the east wing after midnight Silk shoes cross the floor Letters sealed with black wax Slide beneath a door Every mirror knows a secret Every portrait lies Every servant lowers lashes Over watchful eyes [Pre-Chorus] I hear my name in corridors Then silence when I turn The palace wears a loyal face While underneath it burns [Chorus] Whispering halls Tell me who has sold the dawn Whispering halls Who has drawn the traitor’s bond? Behind the gold, behind the stone I stand surrounded, crowned alone Whispering halls Do you sing before we fall? [Verse] Lord Vael brings me counsel Soft as falling snow “Trust the old alliances Strike before they know” But his shadow moves without him Long across the flame And every word he offers me Feels sharpened by my name [Pre-Chorus] The court applauds with jeweled hands The knives remain unseen A kingdom dies by velvet first Before the fields turn green [Chorus] Whispering halls Tell me who has sold the dawn Whispering halls Who has drawn the traitor’s bond? Behind the gold, behind the stone I stand surrounded, crowned alone Whispering halls Do you sing before we fall? [Instrumental Break] [Harpsichord] Keys like bones Strings like breath Drums like footsteps Close to death [Bridge] If loyalty is only theatre Let the curtains tear If every vow is painted poison Let the truth stand bare I would rather face an army With its banners in the sun Than one friend in the darkness With betrayal nearly done [Breakdown] [Low Male Vocal] She suspects She does not know Let the queen Fear the shadow [Build-up] Aurelia wakes The torches sway The halls inhale The night obeys [Final Chorus] Whispering halls Tell me who has sold the dawn Whispering halls Who has drawn the traitor’s bond? Behind the gold, behind the stone I stand surrounded, crowned alone Whispering halls When you scream, I’ll hear it all [Outro] [Soft Choir] Listen The walls have learned our names Listen The crown is ringed with flames