(Verse 1) They taught you to fear the shadows, to run toward the light To pray for the dawn to break the heavy hand of night But the sun is a liar, blinding every eye Hiding all the ugly truths under a painted sky I found my comfort where the embers die away In the quiet corners where you were too afraid to stay (Chorus) The darkness is my friend, it never walks away It doesn't ask for promises, it doesn't need the day It wraps around my shoulders like a heavy velvet gown And whispers how to tear your little kingdom down You call it a curse, but I call it command The darkness is my strength, and it's holding my hand (Verse 2) You cast me out and thought I’d wither in the cold But the blackness fed the hunger that you couldn't hold Every scar you gave me matches every shadow on the floor And now the monsters that you feared are knocking at your door The night doesn't judge the blood upon my blade It only covers up the graves that we have made (Chorus) The darkness is my friend, it never walks away It doesn't ask for promises, it doesn't need the day It wraps around my shoulders like a heavy velvet gown And whispers how to tear your little kingdom down You call it a curse, but I call it command The darkness is my strength, and it's holding my hand (Bridge) Go on and strike your matches, watch your candles burn But every fire flickers out when it is my turn I am the heavy silence after the final scream I am the waking nightmare in your sweetest dream The light is so fragile, it takes so much to survive But in the deepest black is where I come alive (Guitar Solo / Instrumental Break - Heavy, minor key, building tension) (Chorus) The darkness is my friend, it never walks away It doesn't ask for promises, it doesn't need the day It wraps around my shoulders like a heavy velvet gown And whispers how to tear your little kingdom down You call it a curse, but I call it command The darkness is my strength, and it's holding my hand (Outro) Blow out the light. Let the shadows close in. This is where your story ends... And where my reigns begin. The darkness is my strength. And it looks good on me.
