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 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.

Dear darkness

Dear darkness

Now it's your time to look after us

'cause we kept you clothed

We kept in business

When everyone else was having good luck.

So now it's your time

Time to pay

To pay me and the one I love

With the worldly goods you've stashed away

With all the things you

Took from us.