Requiem for the Dead

Take my hand, you will understand,
that our lives are footprints in the sand.
All that's been done, and all that's been said, becomes a requiem for the dead.
So light a thousand candles for me, and pray for my soul in all eternity.

Standing alone, my heart is a stone,
all that I loved is gone.
My heart is hollow, too empty to follow,
nothing but a shadow.
There is no tomorrow, there's nothing but sorrow,
no words when all's said and done.

From cradle to grave, you are but a slave,
a simple being that no one can save.
All that is done, and all that is said, becomes a requiem for the dead.
So light a thousand candles for me, and pray for my soul in all eternity.

I am alone, stripped of flesh and bone,
a thousand sins to atone.
A creature of shadow, lonely and shallow,
reach out and I will follow.
Hiding my sorrow, there's another tomorrow,
when all has been said and done.

Close your eyes, there are no more lies,
it is time to cut the ties.
All that you've done, and all that you've said, became a requiem for the dead.
I'll light a thousand candles for you to see, praying for your soul in all eternity.

You will be with me for infinity.