Song of the Abyss

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Old friend, we seem surrounded As decay is closing in And the kiss of deadly silence Has been placed upon my skin For the code we're bound to follow You have led my last crusade Now we're swallowed by the city As it fades [Chorus] I will shield you from the darkness When the walls around us quake I will hold back all the monsters Until my bones begin to break And when I've lost, I'll have to leave you And the tears, they'll fall like rain If I'm taken by the shadows I will spare you from the pain (From the pain) [Verse 2] Cry a requiem for sunlight Hide away now from the dark To me the angered deep is calling Tearing me apart Somehow, the whispers do command me When the abyss has taken hold Now carry on in glory When I grow cold [Chorus] I will shield you from the darkness When the walls around us quake I will hold back all the monsters Until my bones begin to break And when I've lost, I'll have to leave you And the tears, they'll fall like rain If I'm taken by the shadows I will spare you from the pain [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] Foolishly, I left the darkness creeping In this restless ruin, my soul is bleeding I confess to you, the dark has taken me prisoner I am corrupt beyond any rescue I've forsaken my vow to protect you Oh, end these horrors, face the father of the sinister [Pre-Chorus] If the fight's over I will sacrifice my mind Just to know you'll still be breathing When the years have been unkind So continue on without me Guard my body and my flame Keep a watch over the wasteland When the world forgets my name [Chorus] I will shield you from the darkness When the walls around us quake I will hold back all the monsters Until my bones begin to break And when I've lost I'll have to leave you And the tears, they'll fall like rain If I'm taken by the shadows I will spare you from the pain