They build their lives on borrowed flame They dance, they love, they die the same But I have watched ten thousand fall And still I stand beyond them all The stars forget, the sun will fade But I remain — by blood remade I am not warm, I am not kind But time itself is now mine Forever the night, forever the veil No beating heart, no mortal tale I’ve traded light for endless might And drank the stars to curse the light Forever the night — no end, no fail I wore the crown when stone was young I’ve seen the songs of ages sung Their kings have begged, their prophets cried But in my arms, all hope has died Do not pray — I do not hear I am the shadow, I am the fear The grave is deep, but I am deeper The dream is lost, the dark is keeper Forever the night, forever the frost Where love is numb and time is lost I do not bleed, I do not break I only take — I only take Forever the night — I am the cost So gather close, you fading breath Come taste the kiss that feels like death You’ll never starve, you’ll never sleep But what you love, you will not keep This is the price — this is the throne To rule the dark, to die alone Forever the night, forever the curse Immortal reign in verse by verse A life unbound, a soul unmade The light betrayed, the world decayed Forever the night — and still I thirst
