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A lonely candle

Braving the dark

The tired beating

Of a weary heart

Black shadows flicker

Somewhere in the corner

Impose an eerie presence

On the child and the mourner

Enrobed in twilight

It's hard to see

As vagueness mingles

With uncertainty

And there you lie in silence

With eyes that know no fear

Defiance crowns your spirit

Brave beyond your years

I'm waking by your side and watching

To keep the night at bay

Your hand within my hands lies resting

Won't let you go away

As the nightly shadows creep in

Silently I pray

Stay... stay... stay...

Your eyes reflect a truth our minds just cannot grasp

A deeper comprehension of what must come to pass

Yet on this night it all seems clear...

                 …nothing was ever meant to last!

I'm waking by your side and watching

To keep the night at bay

Your hand within my hands lies resting

Won't let you go away

As the nightly shadows creep in

Silently I pray

Stay… Stay… Stay…

Lost in the fields of illusion

Caught in a dream of confusion

You close your eyes with a smile of relief

All that could be done has now been achieved

Wrapped in dreams and safe from the world

In silent peace your wings unfurl

Into the Halls of Death...

Into the Arms of the Night...

Into the Halls of Death...

Into the Arms of the Night...