THE DREADFUL DREAM

(Verse 1)

Dust motes dance in the moon-thin light, on tapestries of dread

A silent crypt where shadows breathe, where the restless walk the dead

The castle groans on splintered bones, a whisper in the stone

Echoes of a king forgotten, on a shattered, empty throne

​(Chorus)

In the crypts of whispered sorrows, where the cold earth starts to weep

A spectral requiem for a love, the grave refuses to keep

Ominous chords in the vaulted dark, a haunting, low refrain

And the last of noble houses, drowns in the haunted rain

​(Verse 2)

The scent of mildew and of rust, hangs heavy in the air

A chilling draft from a broken pane, a breath of silent prayer

Her voice, a phantom melody, a dirge for what has been

A gothic ghost in the fading glow, of a world steeped deep in sin

​(Chorus)

In the crypts of whispered sorrows, where the cold earth starts to weep

A spectral requiem for a love, the grave refuses to keep

Ominous chords in the vaulted dark, a haunting, low refrain

And the last of noble houses, drowns in the haunted rain

​(Bridge)

The clock has stopped at midnight, the final bell has tolled

For a weary soul and a broken heart, and a story left untold

The gargoyles weep on the crumbling walls, their stone tears black and slow

As the moon sinks low on the dying land, and the ancient currents flow

​(Chorus)

In the crypts of whispered sorrows, where the cold earth starts to weep

A spectral requiem for a love, the grave refuses to keep

Ominous chords in the vaulted dark, a haunting, low refrain

And the last of noble houses, drowns in the haunted rain