Lyrics

Hush now, porcelain doll
Turn your painted eyes to me

[Verse 1]
On the shelf beside the candle
You were facing toward the door
Now your little satin footsteps
Leave a trail across the floor
Cracked red lips begin to open
Though I never heard you speak
You lift one hand and point beneath me
Where the old boards creak

[Pre-Chorus]
Round the bowl and salt the doorway
Call the names beneath the stone
When your glass-blue fingers find me
I will not be alone

[Chorus]
Doll, doll, take my soul
Spin me round and make me whole
Doll, doll, don’t let go
Paint my heart and watch it glow
Doll, doll, hear me call
Come alive and take it all

[Verse 2]
Tiny teeth behind your smile now
Clicking softly in the dark
You have sewn a thread around me
Tied it tightly to my heart
Every mirror shows you nearer
Every room forgets my name
When you climb into my bedroom
Something breathing shares my frame

[Pre-Chorus]
Round the bowl and salt the doorway
Call the names beneath the stone
When your glass-blue fingers find me
I will not be alone

[Chorus]
Doll, doll, take my soul
Spin me round and make me whole
Doll, doll, don’t let go
Paint my heart and watch it glow
Doll, doll, hear me call
Come alive and take it all

[Bridge]
Breathe in—[heavy breath]
Breathe out—[heavy breath]
Kneel where the black candles bow
Your little hand is on my shoulder
And you’re wearing my face now

[Final Chorus]
Doll, doll, take my soul
Spin me round and make me whole
Doll, doll, don’t let go
Paint my heart and watch it glow
Doll, doll, hear me call
Come alive and take it all

[Outro]
Hush now, porcelain doll
Close the door and dim the flame
When the morning finds the bedroom
Only you will know my name