Velvet Voices Lyrics - Townes Van Zandt

I'll play upon my violin until the mountains ring 

Of lonely laughter blindly thrown 

Across an endless ark of strings 

And the skies are set to dancin' to 

a silent symphony 

And the velvet voices all shall join the singing 

The hall is filled to every corner by a tinkling hint of chimes 

A melody careens and crumbles 

Leaving just a trace behind 

A rhythm falters, faintly fails 

The silver on it's wings 

And the velvet voices all shall join the singing 

The cymbals flash, the drums they crash 

The trumpets rise to song 

The brass baton plucks bits o' diamonds 

From a glittering wall of almost dawn 

The crystal chords they slash the wind in humble majesty 

And the velvet voices all shall join the singing