Lyrics from The Colour of Midnight

 

The Anatomy Of Melancholy

forlorn, forgotten
naked, cold
all alone, although I know
you will not cry

all of life's sorrow

in deep, dark murky water
let me drown
slowly, peacefully, proudly
in pearl, weed, coral, and stone
lie me down
sleeping, always, eternal

all of life's sorrow

lay my body in sea-lace and sandstone
cloaked within this blue shroud
solemn, silent

all of life's sorrow

Haunted

lost in lands of shadow
in times of sorrow
I am waiting
waiting for tomorrow
tomorrow never comes
the day is broken
broken by the night
and the night's forever

haunts me like a promise broken
like a secret still unspoken
sorrow like a lover near me
whispers that he'll never leave me
like the wind

Les Portes Du Ceil
emmene moi au Ceil
dans un reve sans couleur
nous voguerons dans un 
courant de nuages d'ivoire
nous flotterons au loin
emmene moi au Ceil
sur tes ailes de verre
regarde les Anges
couperons le fil des etoiles
puis la nuit s'evanouira
emmene moi au Ceil
pour honorer ta promesse
nous semerons nos souhaits
dans un jardin d'espoir
et advienne que pourra
emmene moi au Ceil
dans le manteau de la nuit
nos corps au chaude
nous laisserons s'echapper nos ombres
et les routes nous prendrons
emmene moi au Ceil
dans un baiser les yeux fermes
nous voguerons dans l'espace
entre l'air at les cieux
jusqu'a l'heure du jour
emmene moi au Ceil 
dans la chaleur de tes bras
nous sombrerons dans les charmes
d'oceans de caresses
nous resterons toujours

The Gates Of Heaven
please take me to heaven
in a black and white dream
we'll drift on clouds of ivory 
in a smoking air stream
and then we'll float away
please take me to heaven
on heroic glass wings
we'll float beside the angels
cut the stars from their strings
and then the night will fade
please take me to heaven
on a promise you'll keep
we'll make a bed of wishing
in a garden of sleep
and then come what may
please take me to heaven
in a blanket of night
we'll keep our bodies warm 
and let our shadows take flight
and we'll be on our way
please take me to heaven
on a kiss with closed eyes
we'll walk between the spaces
of the air and the skies
until the light of day
please take me to heaven
in the warmth of your arms
we'll swim in seas of touching
and we'll drown in its charms
and we'll forever stay

 

Long Slow Waves Of Colour

underneath my eyelids I
can see the shape of a glowing light
and I smile, and I cry

the light it gleams of a perftect bright
and then it shifts to a soft, pale white
so precise, and it shines

it floats and climbs
then soars and winds
and spins its web over my eyes
falling like rain, never the same

with delight
with mirth and melody
gleeming bright
with myth and majesty

shimmering in long slow waves
the colors swirling all the many shades
of the sky, intertwined

the streaking rays of color bend
they push and twirl until they blend
into one and become

so small and frail
crimson and pale
and curls around its silver tail
the lights they shine in this my shrine

with delight
with mirth and melody
gleeming bright
with myth and majesty

ooh, the glimmering hue, so warm and so new
ooh, the pieces of blue, that open unto
glittering
blossoming
dividing
gliding-colliding
ooh, this beautiful view, so pure and so true
leaping up, soaring ever more
warm and close then beside of me go
darting down, dropping further
amber and rose in fading rows
and trailing off, downward float
and drift into a rippled arch they fall

Danse Macabre

the bell tolls the tears of midnight's gloom
and opens the gates to twilight's tomb
the black sky above
and the darkness inside me
consoles me, so soothing
consumes me, so slowly

no light will shine
no shadows thrown
no mask will hide
no mercy shown

the sky tells the tale of endless doom
and opens the doorway unto the room
where our eyes our blind
to the portal opening
can't you see, me bleeding
misery, sustains me

no light will shine
no shadows thrown
no mask will hide
no mercy shown

the clock strikes the hour when darkness looms
and echoes the rise of shepherd moons
the gale flies over
and the raven is watching
he has seen me weeping
and holds me in his wings

the sky it grows darker still
the white mists rise over the hill
the forces stir, the storm will break
shattering through the night to wake

of wind and sea
of sand and stone
never to be
no mercy shown
so cold and gray
so cold and gray

En Hiver
en hiver, en hiver
les poetes parlent a' la pluie
mais ye chante de toi!
il n'y-a rien de plus chaud
comme si les nuages seffilochent
ou les 'etoiles tombent du ciel
partout: soigneusement, de descent...
tellement belle, blanche, et froid
en hiver, en hiver
quand la neige offrira son manteau
sous le ciel d'azure, pourpre, et noir...
les perles tombent sur
une terre d'ivoire
en hiver, en hiver
la neige s'accroche en pleine air
et retombe comme un rideau...
a'nuit, la lune se leve
et tout se revele
baigne dans une brume d'argent
baigne dans le mystere
en hiver, en hiver
les poetes parlent a' la pluie
mais ye chante de toi!
il n'y-arien de plus chaud
comme si les nuages s'effilochent
ou les etoiles tombent du ciel
partout, soigneusement de descent...
tellement belle, blanche, et froide
en hiver, a'nuit, snow

In Winter
in winter, in winter
the poets speak of rain
but I sing of thee:
snow, there is nothing warmer
as though the clouds were unraveling
or the stars dropping from the sky
snow: everywhere, carefully descending
so white, so cold, so beautiful
in winter, in winter
the snow offers his coat
under a night of blue, purple, and black
pearls fall on an ivory landscape
under other skies
in winter, in winter
the snow floats in the open air
and hangs like a curtain 
at night, the moon rises
and all is revealed
bathed in a silver mist
bathed in mystery
in winter, in winter
the poets speak of rain
but I sing of thee...
snow, there is nothing warmer
as though the clouds were unraveling
or the stars dropping from the sky
snow: everywhere, carefully descending
so white, so cold, so beautiful
snow, in winter, at night

 

Psalm Of The Cherubim

in amongst the beautiful
morning veil of white light
in a moments passing
when we were both so young
in-between the empty spaces
of the unseen, unspoken, undone
intertwined with the mysteries
of the defied, defined, decided
innocence coiled inside shadows of doubt
intervals of silence and screams that cry out

my god, what have I become
cherub, teach me how to fly again
teach me the hymns that the clarions play
write down the words to the psalms they say
see me through this

suddenly gone from the sky
into the light blue horizon
beyond that of what we know
to be the limits end

islands of secret hope go unseen
gardens of reason wither and die

in a moment of weakness
we can behold, believe and belong
in a moment of strength
we can retreat, retrieve, release, repent

my god, what have I become
cherub, teach me how to fly again
teach me the hymns that the clarions play
write down the words to the psalms they say
see me through this
show me the way

Sol Invictus

pilgrimage 
has begun
through the passage
let us come
in your image
triumph come

(let your light shine down)

ascending
dark and dire
never ending
flood and fire
tempest burning
raging pyre

(let your light shine down)

sphere of our sorrow
hangs over sea and land
near where tomorrow's
shadow is cast in the sand

gold burning fire
mother of earth and sky
old hanging spire
poised and waiting on high
to thee we cry:

invocation
spirits rise up, come forth, reach out and fly
into the light
awaken and breath life, reveal to unto me
immortal soul
from the eternal deep, bring your light unto
eternity
from this deliver us, give us release

circle of fire
protector of the crown, you are the seer
undying sphere
expel all darkness down, exile all fear
more red than blood
forged in the temple of the Nephilim
oh rising sun
your burning blades of fire, your spears of light
blossoming white
oh monarch of the sky, to thee we cry!

Lament 
Quand la nuit devient froide,
le ciel encore plus proche,
l'echo sans fin et sourd,
et les fines epines de l'aube
completement disparues
Baigne moi dans la nuit
sous ton voile
de plus, en plus noir,
de plus en plus profondement
O, Nuit sombre!
serre moi fort 
dans tes bras,
ne me laisse pas seule
tourmente de douete et malheure
Je viens seule vers toi
lasse et creve de mepris
Baigne moi dans la nuit
Sous ton voile
de plus en plus noir,
de plus en plus profondement
Quand l'aube floue se dessine,
que le ciel s'ouvre a nouveau,
je suis plus seule que jamais
a appeler sans cesse la nuit,
a attendre la mort du jour

Lament
as dusk grows cold
and the sky comes forth, 
echoes long and low
the piercing thorns of dawn
have now all gone away
bathe me in darkness
beneath thy veil
darker, darker
deep within: further, further
oh, dark night
hold me close
tight in your arms
don't leave me alone
plagued with doubt and woe
to you I've come alone
weary and worn with scorn
bathe me in darkness
beneath thy veil
darker, darker
deep within: further, further
as dawn blurs, unfurls and warms
and the sky opens once more
in its light, I am more alone
only to beckon again the night
and wait for day to darken and die

 

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