Moonlit Koto Gate

[Verse 1] Under the cedar beam You wait by the screen Silk sleeves on the floor Bare feet on the boards Tea on your fingertips Rain on the lacquer lip You look at me once Then the whole room shifts [Pre-Chorus] Lanterns climb the night Your shadow on my sleeve One step, then you smile And the old world breathes [Chorus] Meet me at the gate Under moon and rain Meet me at the gate Say my name again Cherry on your tongue Fire in my chest Meet me at the gate And I’ll do the rest [Verse 2] Drums in the courtyard Stone under our vows Your father won’t see What the dusk allows Paper in the window Wind in the pine I keep your secret You keep mine [Pre-Chorus] Lanterns climb the night Your shadow on my sleeve One step, then you smile And the old world breathes [Chorus] Meet me at the gate Under moon and rain Meet me at the gate Say my name again Cherry on your tongue Fire in my chest Meet me at the gate And I’ll do the rest [Bridge] If the dawn comes cold If the road turns long I’ll follow that flute I’ll follow your song Hands in the water Gold on the skin We were born for this To slip through the wind [Final Chorus] Meet me at the gate Under moon and rain Meet me at the gate Say my name again Cherry on your tongue Fire in my chest Meet me at the gate And I’ll do the rest Meet me at the gate Meet me at the gate Say my name again