[Instrumental Intro - low drone, distant rumble] [Verse 1] From childhood’s gloom I ne’er have been as other souls - I have not seen As others saw - I dared not bring My passions from a vulgar spring- From selfsame well I have not quaff’d my bitter draughts - nor could I waft my spirit toward a gladsome tone and all I lov’d - I lov’d alone [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] Then in the tempest of my youth when first the veil of truth was rent from ev’ry depth of weal and woe an obscure shade that binds me still From torrent fierce and haunted spring from crag where blood-red lichens cling from sullen orb in dying gold with autumn’s chill breath turning cold [Verse 3] From lightning’s wrath that scar’d the sky as swift it clove the vault on high from thunder’s groan and tempest’s wail and cloud that pressed when heav’ns were pale [Build] [Verse 4] whilst all the firmament stayed blue it took the form of demon grim in my cold view [Outro] [Whisper] Alone... and all I lov’d - I lov’d alone... [fading drone]
