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