Dear darkness, dear darkness Won't you cover, cover me again? Dear darkness, dear I've been your friend for many years
Won't you do this for me, dearest darkness? And cover me from the sun And though the words tightening The words are tightening around my throat and, and
Around the throat of the one I love Tightening, tightening, tightening Around the throat of the one I love Tightening, tightening, tightening So now it's your time, time to pay To pay me and the one I love With the worldly goods you stashed away With all the things you took from us