Valediction

Underneath the blackest soil

I lay down my warm, beating heart

And deep beneath the frozen ground

I buried down my deepest thoughts

Because the route I've chosen

Is the abortion of grand desire

All the mudane toil and worry

Because the trail I've taken

Leads down into the darkest shores

Where the stars have passed away

Tonight, the world is burning

Black smoke hides the sky, tonight

Dark clouds, rising up, swirling

Shadows engulf the land

Shadows engulf the land

(Engulf the land)

By the side of a sinking path

I leave behind my old shadow

Into the deep, under these shores

I drop my broken memories

Because the road I'd chosen

Is the abortion of grand desire

Though the man, they toil and worry

And though the trail I've taken

Leads down into the darkest shores

Where the stars have passed away (Passed away)

'Cause tonight, the world is burning (Tonight)

Black smoke hides the sky, tonight

Dark clouds, rising up, swirling

Shadows engulf the land

Shadows engulf the land

For something to change

Something has to give

For something to grow

Something has to give

I'm kissing life goodbye

'Cause tonight, the world is burning (Tonight)

Black smoke hides the sky, tonight

Dark clouds, rising up, swirling

Shadows engulf the land

Shadows engulf the land