[Verse 1] The knees are bleeding on the stone, The shadows swallow up the bone. The wooden beads hit on the floor, The draft is crawling 'neath the door. The linen shirt is stained with ash, The silver cross reflects the flash. The heavy eyelids refuse sleep, The cold is burying in deep. [Pre-Chorus] Count the beads. Drop the wax. Hear the fire in the cracks. Count the beads. Drop the wax. [Chorus] The midnight prayer! The copper turns to heavy lead! The midnight prayer! The smoke is floating round the bed! The ashes fall upon the wood! The iron burns beneath the hood! The flame is creeping up the wall! The silence suffocates the hall! [Verse 2] The hands are shaking in the dark, The nails are digging in the bark. The water freezes in the clay, The wind is blowing warmth away. The lips are moving without sound, The heavy boots stand on the ground. The burning scent is in the thread, The embers glow around the bed. [Pre-Chorus] Count the beads. Drop the wax. Hear the fire in the cracks. Count the beads. Drop the wax. [Chorus] The midnight prayer! The copper turns to heavy lead! The midnight prayer! The smoke is floating round the bed! The ashes fall upon the wood! The iron burns beneath the hood! The flame is creeping up the wall! The silence suffocates the hall! [Bridge] The candle dies. The wax runs cold. The iron rusts. The wood grows old. The shadows rise. The metal bends. The night begins. The night descends. [Final Chorus] The midnight prayer! The copper turns to heavy lead! The midnight prayer! The smoke is floating round the bed! The ashes fall upon the wood! The iron burns beneath the hood! The flame is creeping up the wall! The silence suffocates the hall! The silence suffocates the hall! [Outro] Count the beads. Drop the wax. The flame is creeping up the wall. [End]
