Charcoal Sketch on the Easel

[Intro] [Charcoal on Paper & Soft Felt Piano] Scratch, smudge... black dust on the canvas white Drawing your portrait in the candlelight [Verse 1] [Felt Piano & Muted Cello] Wooden easel standing by the window frame Playing an honest and artistic game Stick of vine charcoal in my fingers dark Leaving an expressive and tender mark Your profile sitting with the saxophone The sweetest masterpiece I've ever known Rain is pattering on the skylight glass Watching the quiet evening hours pass [Pre-Chorus] [Rhodes Chords & Brush Snare] I blend the silence with my woolen sleeve A peaceful vision that will never leave [Chorus] [Artistic Graceful Jazz Drop] Charcoal stick scratching on the rough paper sheet A portrait of love so genuine and sweet In the Village attic of the painters bold A story richer than a mountain of gold Draw on, shade deep, let the beauty stay Preserving our romance along the way [Verse 2] [Cello Melody & Contralto] You pause your playing and you turn to look A quiet moment from a storybook We smile together in the dusty light Happy inside our creative night [Bridge] [Soaring Vocal Harmony & Cello Solo] Let the art capture what the words can't say The tender devotion of our humble day Charcoal, paper, music and loving grace Inside this honest living space [Chorus] [Full Grand Artistic Climax] Charcoal stick scratching on the rough paper sheet A portrait of love so genuine and sweet In the Village attic of the painters bold A story richer than a mountain of gold Draw on, shade deep, let the beauty stay Preserving our romance along the way [Outro] [Charcoal Set in Tray & Soft Sigh] Charcoal sketch... Portrait finished. [Fade Out] [End]