The Shadow Theory - A Candle in the Gallery Lyrics

""So I ran for the door but it closed in front of me The handle locked but she handed me the key \""Only you can unlock it now\"" she said and stepped away And I remember thinking What a strange strange thing to say I turned the key into the door and gazed onto the dark She handed me a candle which she lit without a spark So I stepped into the long long pitch dark hall The candle burned so dim I had to feel along the wall The dim glow flickered as I felt my way ahead A splinter from a picture frame pierced me and I bled I moved the candle closer close enough to see The painting of that woman smiling back at me I examined it much closer noticed what I had not before The date read \""in the year of our Lord 1854\"" Suddenly a draft of cold blew the candle out Slowed down the black I felt my way about Then up ahead up ahead I could vaguely hear The sounds of song and laughter People in good cheer My fingers brushing canvases picture frames and stone Then I felt something something that chilled me to the bone The final painting had not yet time to dry And the door creaked open and let in a crack of light She stood there in the doorway She said \""Now you finally see\"" She pointed at the portrait And I saw my God... it was me It was me""