a wilting rose

the dying day

my darkest hour

thunder and rain



a candle glows

lighting my way

lament and mourn

cry out in vain (X2)



red by night, black by day

a bleeding heart, a child at play

a spiders web, the gilded cage

in shady gloom, the silent rage



when I am lonely

and I keep the world at bay

with you only

I can wish it all away

and when I am broken

dont put me on a shelf

or cast adrift

please dont leave me by myself



am I asleep, is this a dream?

or is it real, just as it seems

I cannot believe, how can it be?

when I dont bleed, when I cant scream



scarce are made

a garden gray

reeds and stalks

stone and clay



the winter wind

whispers my name

then echoing

cries out in vain (X2)



seasons of mist, the morning dew

the midnight storm and thoughts of you

the barren fields, thickets and thorn

bristles my skin, bruises my soul



when I am lonely

and I keep the world at bay

with you only

I can wish it all away

and when I am broken

dont put me on a shelf

or cast adrift

please dont leave me by myself



am I asleep, is this a dream?

or is it real, just as it seems

I cannot believe, how can it be?

when I dont bleed, when I cant scream