One day it came, quiet and slowly A little first, then more, then wholly The birds, songs lost their tune and pace My first encounter with the dark embrace As days pass by, you pass by too People chatter, they speak to you Their words I hear, they make no sense No cure for me, no chance to cleanse My passion crumbles into dust No love I feel, not even lust In the mirror now I see no face I give in to the dark embrace I give in to the dark embrace All colours once were bright and clear Now ashen grey they are, just noise I hear The water stinks, the air is stale My hands slip slowly off the rail My hands slip slowly off the rail No sun for years, no moon at night The ones I meet will leave in fright No home for me, no room, no place Encircled by the dark embrace My rage and fury once were burning bright They're frozen now, deprived of heat and light What I touch just dies in any case Deep inside the dark embrace My mind becomes a groundless pit My heart of void falls into it My death would be an act of grace But you can't escape the dark embrace No, you can't escape the dark embrace No sun for years, no moon at night The ones I meet will leave in fright No home for me, no room, no place Deep inside the dark embrace