Tenor Saxophone on the Velvet Stand

[Intro] [Saxophone Key Clicks & Rhodes Chords] Click of the mother-of-pearl keys A melody upon the midnight breeze [Verse 1] [Warm Rhodes & Upright Bass] Gold-lacquered brass horn resting by the wall Answering the midnight artistic call Rubber mouthpiece fitted with a cane reed thin Where the soulful melodies begin Velvet tripod stand holding up the weight Of a musician master of their fate Rain is pattering on the copper roof Giving our quiet artistry the proof [Pre-Chorus] [Muted Trumpet & Brush Snare] I wipe the condensation from the bell A hundred stories that the horn can tell [Chorus] [Soulful Virtuoso Jazz Drop] Gold-lacquered bell shining on the tripod stand The finest instrument in all the land In the Village attic where the masters played The sweetest memories that were ever made Blow sweet, play deep, let the brass horn ring Teaching our grateful human hearts to sing [Verse 2] [Rhodes Licks & Cello Drone] Sheet music resting on the wooden stand Annotated gently by a master's hand I sing a gentle phrase to match the tone Content right here inside my home [Bridge] [Soaring Vocal Harmony & Sax Solo] Let the notes float out into the street Where jazz and midnight poetry meet Brass, velvet, music and devoted grace In this sacred and artistic space [Chorus] [Full Grand Virtuoso Climax] Gold-lacquered bell shining on the tripod stand The finest instrument in all the land In the Village attic where the masters played The sweetest memories that were ever made Blow sweet, play deep, let the brass horn ring Teaching our grateful human hearts to sing [Outro] [Saxophone Note Ringing to Silence] Tenor saxophone... Velvet stand. [Fade Out] [End]